Displaying items 41-50 of 64 in total of The Political Spotlight with the tag "indiana".
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#564 | (101 + 89 + 44 = 234)! Plus: What Happened to the Appropriations? | The Political Spotlight
November 24th, 2025 | 1 hr 43 mins
appropriations, boss hog of sound issues, city council, city councilor nora powell, city of muncie, flock cameras, indiana, mayor dan ridenour, muncie park board, muncie politics, muncie redevelopment commission meeting, prairie creek reservoir, salary ordinance, the north shore camping area, the official numbers
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey has the official numbers for the North Shore Camping area at Prairie Creek Reservoir. No more guessing! Bilbrey now knows the details and is sharing them with the listeners. Then Bilbrey questions what happened to the appropriations that Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour was making a big deal about in an email to the City Council back in September of 2025. And he concludes with a review of the latest Muncie Redevelopment Commission meeting, held on Thursday, November 20, 2025. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#562 | The Doors of Participation: The Public Access Issue! | The Political Spotlight
November 21st, 2025 | 2 hrs 28 mins
98 apartments, accountability, bond, breaking news, communication, curt d. andersen, election board, indiana, initial hearing, judge dale arnett forced to resign, madison county politics, muncie politics, open door violations, public access laws, transparency, whitestown shooting investigation
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey and contributing correspondent Dr. Katherine Callahan are here on a very special Friday night episode to discuss a serious PUBLIC ACCESS CRISIS affecting Madison County, Indiana... and beyond! From city council meetings to commissioners meetings, to election board meetings, and everything in between. It's just another symptom of the broader disease of BAD GOVERNANCE! #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#561 | Mayor Dan Ridenour, Reimagining Muncie! Plus: A Stupid Movie! | The Political Spotlight
November 19th, 2025 | 2 hrs 15 mins
build back better, camping, city parks, crazy video, curt d. andersen, hollywood movie magic, indiana, indiana american water company, madison county election board meeting, madison county politics, mayor dan ridenour, muncie, muncie politics, prairie creek reservoir, press conference, reimagining muncie, whitestown indiana cleaning lady shooting
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey covers the BIG news of the day in Muncie, Indiana—the closure of 234 campsites on the North Shore of Prairie Creek Reservoir. Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour announced this during a press conference held earlier in the day (Wednesday, November 19, 2025). This is something Bilbrey has heard was coming for some time, but it still comes as a shock. Bilbrey discusses what this could mean for the city in the long run, as well as the potential political fallout for Mayor Ridenour. Finally, Bilbrey explains the difference between reality and fantasy while describing how Hollywood movie magic works! For those wondering, this is connected to the "Whitestown Cleaning Lady Shooting" case. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#559 | Boone Co., Indiana, Prosecutor Kent Eastwood Caves Under Pressure! | The Political Spotlight
November 17th, 2025 | 2 hrs 18 mins
2a attorney, boone county, castle doctrine, cleaning lady shooting, curt d. andersen, indiana, level 2 felony, maria florinda rios del velazquez, prosecutor kent eastwood, self defense, voluntary manslaughter, whitestown shooting investigation
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey breaks down the information shared with the public by Boone County, Indiana, Prosecutor Kent Eastwood during the press conference on Monday, November 17, 2025. Prosecutor Eastwood announced that 62-year-old Curt D. Andersen was arrested on a warrant for a single count of voluntary manslaughter (a level 2 felony) in connection with the shooting death of 32-year-old Maria Florinda Rios del Velazquez, who was fatally shot after she and her husband mistakenly arrived at the wrong house (Andersen's) for work in Whitestown, Indiana, during the early morning hours of Wednesday, November 5, 2025. Bilbrey believes this was the wrong decision by Prosecutor Eastwood and that he simply caved to pressure from those demanding charges, regardless of the law. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#555 | Self Defense or Murder? Indiana's Castle Doctrine Under Review! | The Political Spotlight
November 10th, 2025 | 2 hrs 1 min
2nd amendment, boone county prosecutor, castle doctrine, gun laws, guy relford attorney, indiana, manslaughter, maria florinda rios del velazquez, murder, police investigation, self defense, whitestown metro police
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey discusses the tragic death of a 32-year-old cleaning lady, who was fatally shot after accidentally arriving at the wrong house for work in Whitestown, Indiana, early Wednesday morning, November 5, 2025. This case deals with Indiana's Self-Defense Laws and the Castle Doctrine. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#554 | Buying Votes? | The Political Spotlight
November 9th, 2025 | 2 hrs 24 mins
2026 election cycle, campaign finance violations, campaign violations, commissioners office, contributing correspondent dr. katherine callahan, culp election committee, indiana, jennifer culp, jonathon culp, madison county, madison county council, madison county politics, madison county prosecutors office, todd culp
The 2026 midterm election cycle starts in less than 60 days (as of the initial broadcast of this episode: Sunday, November 9, 2025). However, that doesn't mean the campaigning hasn't already begun! The question then becomes: Is everything being done correctly? And what's all the fuss about Madison County Council's "newbie" Councilor Jonathan Culp? Has he really been using his county position to campaign for a higher seat, just 11 months into his first term as Councilor? What committee is he using to campaign? What will his campaign finance reports show? And has he really been buying votes? Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey welcomes contributing correspondent Dr. Katherin Callahan to the show to help break everything down! This will be an episode you won't want to miss! #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#553 | Thursday, November 6, 2025 - Open Show! | The Political Spotlight
November 6th, 2025 | 1 hr 29 mins
east central indiana, free-association, indiana, local state national politics, media, muncie, open show, political commentary, state house
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey kicks off the show on a pretty calm Thursday, November 6, 2025. This will be a free-association style show! Come one, come all... #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#552 | The City of Muncie Finally Made the Paper! & 2025 Election Results! | The Political Spotlight
November 5th, 2025 | 1 hr 56 mins
2025 general elections, breaking news, communications director amber greene, doug walker, indiana, indiana state house, lt. governor micah beckwith, mayor dan ridenour, muncie board of works meeting, muncie city council, muncie indiana, muncie politics, ordinances, resolutions, the star press
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey responds to an article in The Star Press about the recent Muncie City Council meeting held on Monday, November 3, 2025. Bilbrey then discusses the results of the general election held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, in various states across the country. Indiana was not among those states, as this is an off-year election. Indiana's election cycle will resume in January 2026. But can Hoosiers learn anything from the results elsewhere to help decide what might happen next year? Tune in and find out! #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#549 | Biased News! Plus: Muncie Recovery OPCO LLC & The BOW’s Meeting! | The Political Spotlight
October 30th, 2025 | 1 hr 56 mins
bias, board of works meeting, delaware county government, delaware county politics, doug walker, indiana, indiana treatment centers, mayor dan ridenour, mental health facility, muncie city government, muncie politics, muncie recovery opco llc, prairie creek reservoir, the star press
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey discusses the bias of The Star Press in their coverage (or lack thereof) concerning the Muncie City Government. Additionally, Bilbrey reviews the Muncie City Board of Works Meeting from Wednesday, October 29, 2025, and provides the latest update on the Delaware County Mental Health Facility. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#540 | There Is Nothing More That Can Be Sacrificed! | The Political Spotlight
October 9th, 2025 | 1 hr 47 mins
2026 budget, contributing correspondent dr. katherine callahan, council meeting, indiana, madison county, madison county chief deputy prosecutor andrew hanna, madison county politics, politics, released on her own recognizance, sharon bailey barker, steven sumner, us marshals
Muncie is still Muncie... Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey is on a mission to find the local newspaper—more on that soon! But for this 540th episode, Bilbrey invites Dr. Katherine Callahan back to the program to discuss the current situation in Madison County government. The Council continues to double down on its outdated, backwards thinking, and members of the Madison County Sheriff's Department have had enough! The president of the FOP, a deputy who has served for several years, resigned his position while speaking to the Council on Thursday evening, October 9, 2025. He is the first of many, Bilbrey is afraid. Things could get really, really bad before they ever get better—if they ever get better! #ThePoliticalSpotlight