Displaying 7 items of The Political Spotlight with the tag "republicans".
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#605 | More of the Same in 2026! | The Political Spotlight
February 12th, 2026 | 2 hrs 17 mins
2026 election season, candidate filings, chief nate sloan, delaware county building, delaware county politics, democrats, edit money, gop, muncie board of works, muncie indiana, muncie mayor dan ridenour, muncie police, police department, political parties, primary elections, republican party chairman tim overton, republicans, same dirty games
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey explains that even though the names have changed, the games remain the same for the Delaware County Republican Party! And Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour is looking to spend some money... does anyone have a building for sale? #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#604 | Ugh, Ok, Ok... Well, Here Are the Filings! | The Political Spotlight
February 11th, 2026 | 2 hrs 42 mins
candidate filings, citizens rights, democrats, election 2026, first amendment right, henry county politics, henry county sheriff, indiana primary election, indiana state politics, jessika feltz rip, madison county politics, madison county sheriff, political parties, republicans
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey welcomes contributing correspondent Dr. Katherine Callahan and Henry County political activist Rachel Clark to cover the 2026 Election Filings throughout the State of Indiana. BLAH!!! #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#577 | Something Different This Way Comes?! | The Political Spotlight
December 22nd, 2025 | 1 hr 4 mins
2026 election cycle, ballot access, democrats, end of the year 2025, executive director nathan gotsch, first amendment rights, independent indiana, independents, indiana general assembly, indiana state government, libertarians, muncie politics, new year 2026, republicans, something different this way comes
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey looks ahead to the 2026 election cycle in Indiana and other end-of-year 2025 items! #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#573 | Park Board Mtg! + MadCo's No Vote to New Precincts! + Boards 10-96! | The Political Spotlight
December 16th, 2025 | 2 hrs 12 mins
carl roy webb boards ii, contributing correspondent dr. katherine callahan, death penalty, democrats, elwood police, governor of indiana, judge andrew hopper, line of duty death, lt. governor, madison county circuit court division 3, madison county commissioners, madison county indiana, madison county politics, mayor dan ridenour, micah beckwith, mike braun, muncie indiana, muncie park board meeting, muncie politics, parks superintendent carl malone, police officer noah shahnavaz, prairie creek reservoir, redrawing voting precincts, republicans, state of indiana politics
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey discusses the events that took place at the City of Muncie's December 2025 Parks Board Meeting. Prairie Creek Reservoir was the main topic at the meeting. Then, Bilbrey welcomes contributing correspondent Dr. Katherine Callahan to the show to talk about the Madison County Commissioners' December 2025 Meeting. During the meeting, the Commissioners voted no on the effort to redraw the county's voting precincts. Finally, Bilbrey and Callahan discuss the recent decision by Madison County Circuit Court Division 3 Judge Andrew Hopper, who ruled that Carl Roy Webb Boards II—the man charged with the shooting death of Elwood Police Officer Noah Shahnavaz—is not competent to stand trial. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#560 | Indiana General Assembly's 2026 Org Day! Plus: Muncie Information! | The Political Spotlight
November 18th, 2025 | 1 hr 34 mins
2026 organizational day, city parks, dan ridenour, democrats, gop, government, governor mike braun, iga, indiana general assembly, indiana state politics, lt. governor micah beckwith, mayor, muncie politics, prairie creek reservoir, press conference, redistricting, republicans, rodrick bray, state representatives, state senators, todd huston, trump
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey covers the "2026 Organizational Day" (Tuesday, November 18, 2025) of the Indiana General Assembly. For everyone wanting a vote on the possibility of "Indiana Congressional redistricting"... a vote by the Indiana State Senators did take place today. Bilbrey then discusses the press conference scheduled for Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. on the 3rd floor of Muncie City Hall. Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour will announce important information regarding "Muncie City Parks." What could this information be? Bilbrey has some thoughts. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#533 | Building the Benches! + Free Speech Battles Continue! + The PAC! | The Political Spotlight
September 29th, 2025 | 1 hr 58 mins
ball state university, charlie kirk, democrats, first amendment, free speech, gop, government accountability, indiana access to public record act, indiana politics, jennifer ruby, lincoln day dinner, local parties, midterm elections, midterms 2026, muncie resists, open door laws, public records, republicans, transparency matters
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey discusses the local GOP and Democratic parties ahead of the 2026 midterms, the growing battles over free speech in America, and then addresses a few public records request issues, sharing his thoughts about Indiana's record request laws and open-door laws. This is a must-listen episode you won’t want to miss! #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#501 | The Flip Has Flopped! | The Political Spotlight
August 4th, 2025 | 2 hrs 8 mins
city council, democrats, ems, ems rates, indiana politics, kristopher h bilbrey, local government, muncie, party politics, property rights, republicans, the political spotlight, winchester
In this 501st episode of 'The Political Spotlight,' Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey breaks down the "big wins" and "major letdowns" from two key meetings in Muncie and Winchester, Indiana. From party-switching, rushed votes, and a victory for property rights — it's all here. #ThePoliticalSpotlight