News & Views with Joel Heitkamp

Mar 07 2025 100 ep. 17 mins 7
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News & Views with Joel Heitkamp is a multi-award winning program where Joel Heitkamp brings his common sense approach to the issues of the day. From politics to public service announcements and sports to government spending, there is a place in the conversation for everyone.

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MN State Senators Kupec and Gustafson go over their legislative session

Mar 07 2025 12 mins  
03/07/25: Minnesota State Senator is the guest host on "News and Views" today, and is joined by one if his colleagues, State Senator Heather Gustafson. Senator Heather Gustafson is currently in her first term at the Minnesota Senate, representing Senate District 36 which includes Centerville, Circle Pines, Lino Lakes, North Oaks, Vadnais Heights, and White Bear Lake. She is vice ch

State Sen. Rob Kupec compares MN to ND legislature with State Rep. Zac Ista

Mar 07 2025 15 mins  
03/07/25: Minnesota State Senator Rob Kupec is filling in for Joel Heitkamp on "News and Views," and is joined by North Dakota State Representative Zachary Ista. Representative Ista is the House Minority Leader and compares the two legislative sessions with Senator Kupec.  (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, &

Joel Heitkamp speaks to Fargo overtime pay article

Mar 06 2025 7 mins  
0306/25: The Inforum recently put out an article regarding the City of Fargo overtime pay, and Joel shares his thoughts on the controversy around it.  (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.)See omnystu

NDFU's Mark Watne speaks to Farm Bill and foreign trade

Mar 06 2025 14 mins  
03/06/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by the President of North Dakota Farmers Union, Mark Watne. Mark recently got back from lobbying for the Farm Bill in Washington D.C., and speaks to that as well as the tariffs being put in place by President Trump.  (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,

Governor Walz says "we have a lot of work to do between now and '28, but I'll stay in the arena"

Mar 06 2025 17 mins  
03/06/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by the Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, on "News and Views." Joel asks him a wide range of questions regarding the tariffs that President Trump is implementing, the U.S. relationship with Ukraine, and if he'll be on a national ticket again in the future.  (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-wi

Joel is live from Twins Spring Training with the General Manager

Mar 05 2025 14 mins  
03/05/25: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting from Twins Spring Training baseball in Florida, and is joined by the Twins Senior Vice President and General Manager, Jeremy Zoll. In his role, Zoll partners with Dr. Chris Camp to oversee the organization’s performance team and drives developmental initiatives in the minor leagues. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 K

Perry Miller and Nathan Berseth talk about school choice with Amy De Kok

Mar 03 2025 12 mins  
03/03/25: Perry Miller and Nathan Berseth are Richland County Commissioners, and are filling in for Joel while he's out. Nathan also serves on the NDHSAA Board of Directors representing the ND School Boards Association, and brings Amy De Kok on "News and Views" to talk about school choice and public dollars going to private schools. Amy De Kok is the Executive Director of the North

Sanford's Dr. Nagpal talks about measles outbreak and importance of vaccines

Mar 03 2025 10 mins  
03/03/25: Joel Heitkamp is out, and Richland County Commissioners Perry Miller and Nathan Berseth fill in for him. They're joined by Dr. Avish Nagpal from Sanford Health to talk about the measles. Dr. Nagpal practices internal medicine, specializing in infectious disease and travel and tropical medicine. He also serves as associate professor of medicine at the University of North D

Jamie Selzler speaks with Rep. Foss about marriage equality in ND

Feb 28 2025 13 mins  
02/28/25: Jamie Selzler is the DNC Committeeman for North Dakota and is filling in for Joel Heitkamp. He's joined by ND State Representative Austin Foss in the KFGO studio to talk about his testimony on a resolution calling for an end to marriage equality. They also talk about some of his other focuses in the State Legislature and how to work around the distractions.  (Joel He

Jamie Selzler is joined by Chad Oban from ND United

Feb 28 2025 14 mins  
02/28/25: Jamie Selzler represents the DNC for North Dakota and is joined on "News and Views" by Chad Oban to talk about the education bills in the ND State Legislature. Jamie and Chad talk about the potential for public dollars going to private schools, funding issues, and more.  Chad Oban is the Executive Director at North Dakota United, and has been with NDU since May of 20