#532 | A Demand & a Deadline in Muncie! | The Political Spotlight

September 28th, 2025  |  1 hr 47 mins

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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

#514 | Everything, All the Time, All at Once! | The Political Spotlight

August 28th, 2025  |  2 hrs 6 mins

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Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey is dealing with a lot... budgets, record requests, councilors, and other public officials. In this 514th episode of 'The Political Spotlight,' he examines it all! NONSTOP POLITICS! Everything, All the Time, All at Once! #ThePoliticalSpotlight

#508 | Blackford Co Record Request Snag! & Indiana Redistricting Nonsense! | The Political Spotlight

August 18th, 2025  |  1 hr 56 mins

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Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey had planned to dive into Indiana’s controversial redistricting efforts, a disappointing public record request response from Blackford County, and news about Louis David Galligan's return to the Randolph County jail. He planned to touch on the recent tragedy in Selma, Indiana, and a few other odds and ends.

But from almost the very start of the show, things take a wild turn, and it nearly all derails, so take it as it comes. It can only get better from here! #ThePoliticalSpotlight