Best Grant Hubbard Podcasts (2025)

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05-30-2025 Community Focus- Hoppy Horse Rodeo 8:26

18h ago8:26

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Lawmakers question plan to pay political appointees more 10:01

2d ago10:01

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Democratic lawmakers are criticizing the Trump administration’s recent push to pay political appointees more money. In a letter to the Office of Personnel Management, Democrats on the Senate Appropriations Committee called OPM’s recent encouragement on the issue an “egregious abuse” of taxpayer dollars. OPM recently recommended that agencies pay th…

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05-29-2025 Community Focus- Aitkin County Rivers & Lakes Fair 7:38

2d ago7:38

7:38

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DoD reviews its support for homeschooling military families 7:01

2d ago7:01

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The Defense Department is taking a closer look at how it supports military families who choose to homeschool their children. In a recent memo, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness to conduct a departmentwide review of the current support available to homeschooling military families, incl…

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05-28-2025 Community Focus- Confidence Learning Center 8:17

3d ago8:17

8:17

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DHS' fired probationary employees granted class certification on appeal case 6:32

4d ago6:32

6:32

Probationary employees who were fired from the Department of Homeland Security have been granted class certification on an appeal case with the Merit Systems Protection Board. The DHS employees allege that the agency violated the law when it terminated them earlier this year. They argue that the mass firings at DHS were really an unlawfully conduct…

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05-27-2025 Community Focus- National Loon Center 12:21

4d ago12:21

12:21

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05-23-2025 Community Focus- Brainerd Youth Expo 10:21

8d ago10:21

10:21

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DMDC expands online ID card program to overseas military families 6:13

8d ago6:13

6:13

The Defense Manpower Data Center has expanded its online ID card issuance system to include overseas dependents of service members. Since its launch in 2023, the program has eliminated more than 300,000 in-person visits by allowing service members to request their ID cards online. DMDC now wants to improve the system by allowing users to upload upd…

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VA issues grants to suicide prevention programs 8:27

9d ago8:27

8:27

Veterans Affairs is giving organizations more resources to prevent veteran suicide. VA is issuing more than $50 million in grants to community-based organizations that provide suicide prevention or emergency clinical services to veterans at risk of suicide. Groups have until the end of September to apply for these grants. Veterans who are experienc…

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05-22-2025 Community Focus- Brainerd Memorial Day 7:48

9d ago7:48

7:48

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Correctional officers at the Federal Bureau of Prisons are using a different approach to urge congressional action 7:34

9d ago7:34

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Correctional officers at the Federal Bureau of Prisons are using a different approach to urge congressional action. A new billboard campaign led by the American Federation of Government Employees is calling on Congress members to reject President Trump’s effort to strip collective bargaining rights. Many bipartisan lawmakers have supported federal …

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05-21-2025 Community Focus- MN State Patrol 12:35

10d ago12:35

12:35

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05-20-2025 Community Focus- Pequot Lakes Chamber 13:07

10d ago13:07

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VA makes it easier for veterans to seek care in non-VA facilities 3:50

11d ago3:50

3:50

The collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees remain in limbo after an appeals judge ruled in favor of the Trump administration. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March ending collective bargaining rights for national security employees. The order expanded who is considered a national security emp…

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Lawmaker calls for investigation into DOGE access to IRS systems 4:19

12d ago4:19

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A top House Democrat wants an investigation into the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to IRS systems. Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Gerry Connolly requested the investigation in a May 15th letter to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. He raised concerns about DOGE plans to centralize IRS dat…

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05-19-2025 Community Focus- Brainerd Public Schools 9:04

12d ago9:04

9:04

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05-16-2025 Community Focus- Relationship Safety Alliance 11:51

12d ago11:51

11:51

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DoD to reduce leased space by 30 percent 6:22

15d ago6:22

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To reduce leased space costs by 30 percent within the next 18 months, the Defense Department is closely tracking building occupancy to find underutilized spaces. It is also moving more personnel to existing military installations to reduce the number of people working in rented office buildings. Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Ins…

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CBP looks to expand its use of facial recognition technology 8:19

15d ago8:19

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Customs and Border Protection is looking to expand its use of facial recognition. In a new request for information, CBP says it’s seeking solutions for capturing facial images of occupants in vehicles. The technology would be used at ports of entry to compare biometrics in CBP’s Traveler Verification Service. CBP and other Homeland Security agencie…

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05-15-2025 Community Focus- Crow Wing Energized 11:32

16d ago11:32

11:32

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HHS reinstates some employees, mostly in West Virginia 6:41

17d ago6:41

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Health and Human Services is reinstating some employees after firing thousands last month. HHS is bringing back about 100 employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The agency researches and makes recommendations to prevent work-related injury, illness, disability, and death. Most of the reinstated employees work in Mor…

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05-14-2025 Community Focus- Fort Ripley 8:52

17d ago8:52

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Office of Federal Contract Compliance programs lays off 90 percent of workforce 6:39

17d ago6:39

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The Labor Department is making major cuts to a watchdog office that ensures federal contractors aren’t discriminating against their employees. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs laid off about 90% of its staff last week, leaving only about 50 employees nationwide. OFCCP was created in 1965 to protect American workers from race and g…