#745 | Tuesday, October 06, 2026 | The Political Spotlight

October 6th, 2026  |  3 hrs 5 mins

Brandon Garrett, citizen oversight, citizen power, city council public hearing, city council votes, council leadership, dale basham, dan ridenour, delaware county republican party, east central indiana, government accountability, government transparency, indiana politics, jerry dishman, leaked text messages, local government, local political figures, local politics, mayor dan ridenour, muncie, muncie city council, muncie city council meeting, muncie democrats, muncie indiana, muncie politics, muncie republicans, october 5 2026, political controversy, political fallout, political maneuvering, public meetings, ro selvey, shifting political power, text messages, tim overton, william mcintosh

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#688 | It Might Be Cool Outside, But Government Is Heating Up Everywhere! | The Political Spotlight

June 23rd, 2026  |  2 hrs 47 mins

all culp all the time, and breaking news, and the council, anderson city councilor jennifer culp's announces campaign for mayor, anderson politics, controversies, court intervention, delaware county council meeting, delaware county politics, doomed muncie crisis center, east central indiana, escalating tensions between the muncie city council and muncie city controller craig wright, failure to comply, heated exchange among the county auditor, henry county hearing, henry county politics, indiana, knightstown politics, letter from councilor nora powell to council president jeff green on behalf of afscme, letter of resignation fromcouncil attorney jagan arnold, local politics, madison county election board meeting, madison county politics, meridian health services, muncie city council committee meetings, muncie city council's resolution 8-26, muncie mission, muncie politics, muncie's july 2026 city council meeting, need for a special election for the knightstown clerk and council at large positions, ordinance 9-26, ordinances 13-26 and 14-26, political maneuvering, proposed muncie fire department station 5 project, proposed tax abatement, public meetings, public service committee, resolution 9-26, resolutions 9-26 10-26 and 11-26, ridenour administration, subpoena power, tax abatement committee, the 911 director, whirlwind week of local government

Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey covers the latest developments on the "doomed" Muncie's Crisis Center, escalating tensions between the Muncie City Council and Controller Craig Wright, upcoming council committee meetings, and major agenda items for the July 6, 2026, Muncie City Council meeting. He also discusses the upcoming Knightstown special election hearing and the Madison County Election Board meeting, as well as his initial thoughts on Anderson City Councilor Jennifer Culp's announcement that she is running for Mayor of Anderson in 2027. Bilbrey wraps up the busy episode with a review of the Delaware County Council meeting, where viewers witnessed a heated exchange among the County Auditor, the 911 Director, and the Council. From local government controversies to political developments across East Central Indiana, Episode 688 delivers the latest news and analysis citizens need to know. #ThePoliticalSpotlight