Displaying all 9 Episode of The Political Spotlight with the tag “muncie fire department”.
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#551 | The November 3, 2025, Muncie City Council Meeting Update! | The Political Spotlight
November 3rd, 2025 | 1 hr 59 mins
city councilor dale basham, local news story, mayor's executive assistant shareen wagley, muncie city council, muncie fire department, muncie indiana, muncie mayor dan ridenour, muncie politics, resolution 18-25, resolution 19-25, scumbag
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey offers his analysis and commentary on everything that happened (or didn't) during the November 3, 2025, Muncie City Council meeting. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#550 | Finally... Resolution 19-25! Plus: Bilbrey Is a Scumbag! | The Political Spotlight
November 2nd, 2025 | 2 hrs 30 mins
city councilor dale basham, local news story, mayor's executive assistant shareen wagley, muncie city council, muncie fire department, muncie indiana, muncie mayor dan ridenour, muncie politics, resolution 18-25, resolution 19-25, scumbag
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey discusses the upcoming Muncie City Council meeting, scheduled for Monday, November 3, 2025. Specifically, Bilbrey covers Resolutions 18-25 and 19-25. The latter being Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour's proposal for a new $11 million fire station construction project, which he has been trying to push through for the last two months. Then, Bilbrey mentions being a "scumbag" due to his thoughts and comments about a recent local news story... or maybe, everyone else just isn't smart enough to understand complex thoughts. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#546 | Records, Updates, Scandals, & Shake-Ups! (Local & State)! | The Political Spotlight
October 26th, 2025 | 2 hrs 36 mins
child abuse, child molestation, city council, dan ridenour, dustin clark, flatland resources, henry county politics, henry county sheriff's department, indiana general assembly, indiana governor mike braun, indiana politics, indiana's lt. governor micah beckwith, john sproles, jonathan peternel arrest, mentor, middletown and knightstown police departments, muncie fire department, muncie mayor, muncie politics, nathan peternel, new fire station 5, redistricting, ridenour administration, special session, sproleswatch
After a week off, Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey returns with updates on the City of Muncie’s newly released records, the latest news about Sheriff John Sproles of Henry County, Indiana, and other issues within Henry County’s law enforcement community. Bilbrey also covers the arrest of a person connected to Indiana's Lt. Governor and rumors that Governor Mike Braun will call a special legislative session on redistricting in the coming days. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#532 | A Demand & a Deadline in Muncie! | The Political Spotlight
September 28th, 2025 | 1 hr 47 mins
accountability, communication, councilor nora powell, emails, muncie city council, muncie fire department, muncie indiana, muncie mayor dan ridenour, muncie politics, proposed 2026 budget, record requests, transparency
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey provides an update on the situation in Muncie, Indiana, following the city council's demand that the mayor give them a letter or email from the new insurance provider, detailing the latest figures and proposed savings for the city. That demand also had a deadline — Friday, September 26, 2025, which passed. Did Mayor Ridenour meet the deadline, or did he resist the Council's request? Where does everything currently stand, and what are the next steps for both sides? Tune in to find out! #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#519 | September 8, 2025 - Muncie City Council Meeting Review! | The Political Spotlight
September 8th, 2025 | 2 hrs 12 mins
mayor dan ridenour, muncie city council, muncie fire department, muncie indiana, muncie politics, proposed 2026 budget
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey reviews and gives his commentary on the Muncie, Indiana, City Council meeting from Monday, September 8, 2025. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#518 | Come One Come All to the Muncie City Council Mtg (Monday 09.08.25)! | The Political Spotlight
September 7th, 2025 | 1 hr 48 mins
arrests, first amendment, lt. governor, micah beckwith, muncie city council, muncie fire department, muncie indiana, muncie politics, proposed 2026 budget, till-pond project, town hall meeting, warrick county indiana
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey stresses the importance of Muncie residents attending the upcoming city council meeting scheduled for Monday, September 8, 2025. He also updates on the Muncie "Till-Pond" project and the arrests made at a Town Hall meeting held in Warrick County by Indiana's Lt. Governor, Micah Beckwith, on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#517 | The City of Muncie’s Continuing Struggle With Transparency! | The Political Spotlight
September 5th, 2025 | 1 hr 59 secs
2026 budget, city clerk, city controller, communications, dan ridenour, finance committee, indiana, muncie, muncie city council, muncie fire department, muncie mayor, muncie politics, the political spotlight, transparency
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey, while not 100% is on the mend but in a bad mood due to Muncie politics being Muncie politics. Bilbrey dives into Muncie’s second Finance Committee meeting — the one that wasn’t live-streamed, yet may have been the most important of all. Just more of the same in Muncie! #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#516 | City of Muncie 2026 Budget Review! | The Political Spotlight
September 2nd, 2025 | 2 hrs 21 mins
2026 budget, city council emails, democrat control, finance committee meetings, fire station, indiana, mfd, muncie, muncie city council, muncie fire department, muncie mayor dan ridenour, muncie politics, republican control, resolution 1625, the political spotlight
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey reviews the proposed 2026 budget for the City of Muncie, Indiana. He questions how Muncie can have the same council that presents different outcomes on the same issue. He informs the audience about a controversial resolution (16-25) ahead of the upcoming Council meeting on September 8, 2025. And surprise, there is more email drama with the councilors. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#511 | MFD's Internal Fires! | The Political Spotlight
August 24th, 2025 | 2 hrs 31 mins
ems, fbems, leadership, muncie fire department, muncie mayor, muncie politics, rank and file, the political spotlight
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey examines several issues that have come to light within the City of Muncie Fire Department over the past few weeks and months, some stretching back years. #ThePoliticalSpotlight