The Omnibus Podcast

Walter and Jeremy debate when St. Paul legislators should get involved in local endorsing conventions. Walter and Jeremy endorsed candidates on opposite sides of the race, Walter supported Ron Kresha, and Jeremy supported Dianne Webb-Skillings. They weigh in on the CD2 and CD7 endorsement battles coming up this weekend. They dive into the largest scandal seen in years with DFL Senator Nicole Mitchell being arrested for felony burglary.

Walter and Jeremy discuss the mixed news on OTC – delegates restored but now OTC GOP refuses to hold convention. Finke’s new bill funding a runaway shelter for sexually confused teens where parents won’t be called. They weigh in on supplemental spending bills and on a new report showing over a hundred thousand Minnesota voters whose data failed at the federal government to match - meaning we may have had 100,000 people vote but not use provisional ballots and their votes would have been counted. Walter and Jeremy debate and disagree on the UBER & LYFT fix. Local control vs State or Federal mandates. Subscribe and download audio podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-omnibus-podcast/id1547088002

Walter and Jeremy dive deep into the Otter Tail County grassroots Republican struggle against the County Executive Board and State Party Chair David Hann. They debate the HRCC spending money against Party-Endorsed candidates in this cycle and the last - why it should happen or why it shouldn't. They also discuss important legislation removing parent's personal or religious right to be exempted from the State's vaccine requirement when sending their children to daycare. Walter discusses his terrible day in committees and how Chair Gomez blocked the GOP's funding request for equipment to protect police officers. Subscribe, stream, or download at https://theomnibuspodcast.libsyn.com/

Rep. Walter Hudson and Jeremy Munson discuss Super Tuesday and then dissect a minor but drastic change to Minnesota's Human Rights Act which places it now in conflict with the First Amendment to the US Constitution.

Jeremy and Walter discuss the low turnout to caucus and the low energy kicking off the 2024 elections. What would it take to win a majority? And what the hell is going on in DC?

Walter and Jeremy dive into three bills: The School Resource Officer ban on prone restraints, a new bill that creates a State Paint Board to ban homeowners from buying more than a gallon of paint unless they are a licensed contractor, and they dive into gun control bills, including one authored by a Republican. Yikes - have some government!

Walter and Jeremy Return for their 4th Season, share what they have been doing during the interim, and preview the Democrats' big policy bill to copy Canada's Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID) bill to cull Minnesota's sick. Walter and Jeremy dive into the details.

Rep. Walter Hudson and Jeremy Munson discuss the higher ed bill forcing middle-income families to pay for college for their neighbor's kids. They also discuss end-of-session tactics that will cause Republicans to vote for 1.5 billion dollars in new debt freeing up over a billion for new spending by Democrats. Munson and Hudson also debate No-Knock warrants amid the Red Flag law becoming law.

Rep. Walter Hudson and Jeremy Munson discuss the successful strategy Democrats have used to advance their liberal agenda across multiple related bills to avoid scrutiny of their true agenda. Walter also ways in on several votes on bills that passed with little resistance in the MN House.

Hot Air’s top columnist, David Strom joins Rep. Walter Hudson and Jeremy Munson to discuss the media’s reaction and spin on Tennessee’s TransShooter, and their portrayal of the perpetrator as a victim. How does Minnesota’s Trans Refuge law and other state’s protections against child sex change operations play in? Where do we go from here?

The crazy Transgender Refugee bill is voted on today in the MN House. Walter & Jeremy discuss the impacts of this legislation and debate the right of peaceful protest in front of politicians' homes. They also break down Ranked Choice Voting and the bill to double the threshold to obtain major party status from 5-10% - which is an attack on third parties.

Rep Walter Hudson and Jeremy Munson discuss gun control bills advancing through the MN Legislature, the DFL passed legislation to feed rich kids with taxpayer money. Walter takes heat for suggesting the DFL's 'Defund the Police' movement may have led to PTSD claims. They break down the Social Security Tax debate and why the DFL won't pass tax cuts.

House Republicans cede their last leverage by voting for 1.5 billion dollar debt bill and 70 million in “non-profit” funding fraud. Rep. Duane Quam receives Munson’s praise for bringing awareness to a deep frustration that Democrats refuse to allow debate and discussion in committees. Rep Stephenson blames car manufacturers, not thieves, for car thefts. Lt Gov Peggy Flanagan’s strange dagger shirt. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-omnibus-podcast/id1547088002

Rep Walter Hudson & Jeremy Munson break down the DFL's price-gouging bill, their ban on water bottles, and the cannabis omnibus bill. A week after the Otter Tail County Republicans banned 33 duly elected delegates from their convention, activists in CD7 and CD1 now seek a constitutional amendment to strengthen the grassroots. Will the party heal, or will the rift continue to grow?

Rep. Walter Hudson and Jeremy Munson dive into the new law banning medical practitioners from providing certain counseling to people questioning their gender or sexuality. They also discuss red flag bills and the mental health care gap. Jeremy offers criticism of the Chamber of Commerce's push for driver's licenses for illegals. Democrats push to ban all gas-powered lawn equipment and respond to corporate wokeness.

Jeremy and Walter discuss new State-Sponsored Wage Theft bills, cutting into the incomes of Minnesotans to fund savings accounts for vacation, sick pay, and paid family leave. They discuss the impacts this has on our economy. The CCAP program, which has had hundreds of millions in fraud, has just doubled in funding, despite an OLA report stating there is little to no State oversight. Also, the MNGOP leadership sprays a little more Roundup on the grassroots at BPOU conventions.

Rep Walter Hudson and Jeremy Munson discuss the proposed new tax on every single delivery to your home - pizza, groceries, amazon packages - everything! It starts out at less than a buck and we know where it goes from there. The MN Legislative Auditor released a scathing new report on how no one is looking at the non-profits ripping off taxpayers. Whose fault is it? Likely Ds and Rs who write the bills without guardrails. Outside the Capitol, Rep Hudson's invitation to speak at a Christian University is rescinded because.....

Rep. Walter Hudson and Jeremy Munson discuss new legislation which would keep one or both parents from interfering with children kidnapped and brought to MN for "gender-affirming care" such as sex changes, puberty blockers, castration, and sterilizations. This scenario is already playing out in California, which passed a similar bill.

Unlike most sessions, where the scramble to pass bills occurs in April and May, the partisan DFL majority is cramming through bills at break-neck speed, avoiding public input, and running afoul of the deliberative legislative process. Rep Walter Hudson (R-Albertville) and Jeremy Munson discuss the details of the process and share arguments against the speed and legislation being rammed through. Will the Abortion for All bill pass the Senate? Will MN give Driver's Licenses to citizens of another country who have no permission to be here? Hear the options for dropping the plow to slow down the legislative process.

Rep Walter Hudson and Jeremy Munson discuss the DC Debt Limit debate, MN's Surplus, and new programs for spending hundreds of millions on Food for Kids and Child Care - programs that were robbed of a billion dollars by fraudsters. Walter also weighs in on efforts to restore voting rights for people no longer in prison, a bill to add inflation to forecasts, and HF1 which will be voted on tomorrow.