Displaying 5 items of The Political Spotlight with the tag "mud creek studio".
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#725 | Monday, August 31, 2026 | The Political Spotlight
August 31st, 2026 | 1 hr 29 mins
citizen safety, city government, city of muncie, community accountability, crime prevention, delaware county, east central indiana, government, government accountability, henry county, henry county politics, indiana politics, law enforcement, local government, local politics, mud creek studio, muncie, muncie crime, muncie elected officials, muncie indiana, muncie police department, muncie politics, muncie violence, police investigation, political gossip, public safety, shots fired, southern command, sproles watch, technical issues, victim cooperation, violent crime, witness cooperation
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey is broadcasting from Southern Command for Episode 725 of The Political Spotlight. Bilbrey shares additional thoughts on the violence and mayhem that rocked Muncie over the weekend — including troubling reports that the victim and witnesses in one of the major incidents are not cooperating with police. What does that mean for the investigation? More importantly, could unresolved tensions lead to further violence in the coming days or weeks? Bilbrey believes that possibility cannot be ignored. What is being done to protect the public? What are police and other public-safety officials preparing for? What are Muncie's elected leaders thinking about the incident? Are they fully aware of the seriousness of the situation — and are they paying attention to what could come next? Bilbrey then shares his take on the latest political gossip circulating in Henry County. We might be close to another #SprolesWatch! #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#722 | Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | The Political Spotlight
August 26th, 2026 | 1 hr 24 mins
2027 budget, Election Law, Privacy, august 25 2026 election, ballot programming error, barton joe whitesitt, civil liberties, constitutional rights, data sharing, delaware county, delaware county budget, delaware county politics, election controversy, election results, flock cameras, flock safety, fort wayne city council, government accountability, government overreach, government surveillance, indiana politics, karla easton gorman, knightstown, knightstown special election, liberty, license plate readers, lit distributions, local government, local income tax, local politics, mass surveillance, mud creek studio, muncie, muncie budget, muncie city council, muncie politics, public safety, public trust, technical problems, voter turnout
Episode #722 of The Political Spotlight is a different kind of show. Broadcasting outside Mud Creek Studio amid ongoing internet and studio problems, Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey opens up candidly about several difficult weeks, including a health scare that thankfully turned out all right, exhaustion, loss, stress, and life behind the microphone. Then it's back to business. Bilbrey examines Muncie and Delaware County's early 2027 budget picture after Indiana released its estimated Local Income Tax distributions. He then turns to Fort Wayne's unanimous 9–0 City Council vote to end funding for Flock Safety license-plate-reader cameras over concerns about surveillance, privacy, constitutional rights, civil liberties, data sharing, transparency, and government overreach. Bilbrey argues that the Muncie City Council should take notice, reject further expansion, end funding, and begin removing Muncie's existing Flock cameras. Finally, Bilbrey breaks down the dramatic results of Knightstown's August 25 special election, ordered after ballot-programming problems affected the May Republican primary. Clerk-Treasurer Barton Joe Whitesitt reversed a two-vote May loss and defeated Karla R. Easton Gorman by 40 votes in August, while turnout dropped sharply. Bilbrey examines the timeline, changing numbers, election controversy, campaign allegations, and why claims of election-law violations still require actual evidence. A heavy episode covering local government, budgets, surveillance, constitutional liberty, elections, accountability—and life behind the microphone. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#689 | LIVE From the Great Outdoors! | The Political Spotlight
June 24th, 2026 | 45 mins 34 secs
delaware county crisis center ribbon cutting, henry county court, knightstown special election, live from outside of mud creek studio, local politics, mud creek studio, muncie crisis center
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey is LIVE from outside of Mud Creek Studio! #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#630 | Mud Creek Studio One - BIG REVEAL! | The Political Spotlight
April 1st, 2026 | 1 hr 19 mins
2026 election season, indiana politics, local, mud creek studio, national, political commentator, political talk show, state, studio one, the political spotlight
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey unveils the BRAND NEW 'MUD CREEK STUDIO ONE' in this 630th episode of 'The Political Spotlight'. You DO NOT want to miss this episode! #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#620 | One, Two, Two, Three, Five, Six - RANDY! | The Political Spotlight
March 15th, 2026 | 1 hr 59 mins
2026 election season, campaign literature, comic relief, henry county indiana, henry county sheriff's department, mud creek studio, new studio, republican candidate randy howard, sheriff john m. sproles, the political spotlight contest, tweedledee and tweedledum
For the 620th episode of The Political Spotlight, Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey is broadcasting live from Mud Creek Studio for the first time! This isn't the grand opening of the new set, but it's close. Bilbrey discusses the joke "campaign literature" for Randy Howard, one of the Republican candidates for sheriff of Henry County. Then, Bilbrey and producer Kate kick off The Political Spotlight Contest! #ThePoliticalSpotlight