Displaying 7 items of The Political Spotlight with the tag "muncie mayor".
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#666 | The Episode From Hell! | The Political Spotlight
May 19th, 2026 | 2 hrs 48 mins
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Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey covers several bits and pieces of information about Muncie, Henry County, Knightstown, and beyond! He's really feeling the pain from his broken ribs, which is fitting since this is the episode from hell - episode 666! #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#664 | Fighting the New Tax! Bad Attitudes, Failures, & ODL Violations! | The Political Spotlight
May 17th, 2026 | 2 hrs 46 mins
1200, 1200 citizens, accountability, bad attitudes, camping, city hall, commisisioners meeting, commissioner shannon henry, commissioner sherry riggin, commissioner stephen brand, communications director amber greene, corruption, danatics, delaware county commissioners, indiana public access counselor, indiana’s open door law, local government, mayor dan ridenour, mayor's assistant shareen wagley, misconduct, muncie city council, muncie mayor, muncie parks, north shore, open door law complaint, open door law violation, poor treatment, prairie creek reservoir, proposed cumulative capital development fund tax, public hearing, ridenour administration, sycophants, tax burden, transparency, white-hot spotlight
Episode 664 of The Political Spotlight covers several major issues affecting Muncie and Delaware County. Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey discusses an upcoming public hearing on the proposed cumulative capital development fund tax, growing complaints about treatment by Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour’s administration, and ongoing problems at Prairie Creek. Bilbrey wraps up with a major transparency victory after the Indiana Public Access Counselor ruled that the Muncie City Council violated Indiana’s Open Door Law. Join Bilbrey as he demands accountability and keeps the spotlight on local government corruption and misconduct. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#586 | HCSD Doing What They Do! & Disorderly Muncie! | The Political Spotlight
January 11th, 2026 | 2 hrs 21 mins
arrest, audit, bad leadership, delaware county, disorderly conduct, first amendment, gop chairman tim overton, henry county, indiana, muncie city council, muncie mayor, muncie politics, new rules, plain clothes, record request, republican party, resisting law enforcement, sheriff john m. sproles, traffic stop, unlawful stop
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey covers a worrisome traffic stop by the Henry County, Indiana, Sheriff's Department on Saturday, January 10, 2026. Only ten days into the new year, and Sheriff John M. Sproles' team has already gone viral for stupidity! And then Bilbrey, again, covers the "extremely disorderly" City of Muncie, Indiana. #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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#531 | And Then Mayor Ridenour Replied! (Muncie's 2026 Budget Battle) | The Political Spotlight
September 25th, 2025 | 1 hr 56 mins
city council, councilor nora powell, dan ridenour, emails, health insurance, muncie indiana, muncie mayor, muncie politics, proposed 2026 budget process
As the 2026 Budget process for the City of Muncie wraps up in these last few months of 2025, tensions seem to be rising instead of easing. While Muncie City Councilor Nora Powell (D - District 2) has been questioning and criticizing the Mayor and his administration over the past few weeks, Mayor Dan Ridenour now appears ready to push back against the Council and Powell specifically. Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey discusses the Mayor's recent remarks and shares his perspective on how this situation might develop. #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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#511 | MFD's Internal Fires! | The Political Spotlight
August 24th, 2025 | 2 hrs 31 mins
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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