News & Views with Joel Heitkamp

11/05/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by Derrick LaPoint, the President/CEO at Downtown Moorhead Incorporated. 

DG Fuels, a company that produces sustainable aviation fuels, is planning a $5 billion plant in Moorhead. The new plant will produce 193 million gallons of low-carbon emission aviation fuel each year.

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11/04/24:Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by the Dem-NPL candidates running for US Congress and Senate in North Dakota. Katrina Christiansen is facing Senator Kevin Cramer on the ballot, and Trygve Hammer is facing Julie Fedorchak. In the interview, they cover everything from women's healthcare, to the Farm Bill that hasn't been passed yet, to tariffs. 

Reminder to the listeners that Kevin Cramer and Julie Fedorchak both declined to participate in debates hosted on KFGO, despite Joel Heitkamp not being a moderator. 

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11/04/24: Ahead of November 5th, Joel is joined by Senator Byron Dorgan to talk national politics, specifically some things former President Trump has recently said and done. Byron served as North Dakota Tax Commissioner from 1969–1980, US Representative from 1981–1992, and a US Senator from 1992–2011.

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11/04/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined on "News and Views" by the finance director and election supervisor for Cass County, Brandy Madrigga. She covers everything related to Election Day in Cass County!

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11/01/24: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting from Regent, ND, and is joined by two rural Democrats to talk about national politics. Joel, Chris Gibbs, and Aaron Krauter cover everything from RFK Jr. potentially serving as the Secretary of Ag to former President Trump threatening Liz Cheney. 

Chris Gibbs is an Ohio Farmer, and former Chair of the Republican Party in Selby County Ohio, serving for seven years until 2015. Last year, he was elected as the Chair of the Democratic Party in Selby County in Ohio. He’s also the Chair of Rural Voices USA and the Chair of Gateway Arts. 

Aaron Krauter served as the North Dakota Farm Service Agency (FSA) State
Executive Director for the USDA under the Obama administration. Aaron also served in the North Dakota State Senate for twenty years, where he was elected
to five 4-year terms. He sat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, and from
2000-2003 served as Senate Minority Leader.

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11/01/24: State Representative Hamida Dakane is running for reelection in District 10, and talks with Joel about her campaign and goals for next term if she wins on November 5th. 

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11/01/24: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting from Regent, ND and is joined back in the KFGO studio by the President and CEO of the Fargo-Moorhead Convention and Visitors Bureau. Charley breaks down Measure 2 on the City of Fargo ballot, which covers a lodging tax to support a Convention Center in Fargo. 

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10/31/24: Happy Halloween!! The studio is full once again for another week of "Pick em or Stick em." Joel Heitkamp, Jack Michaels, Tom Szymanski, Rusty Halvorson, and our guest picker, Aaron Krauter all make their picks for the upcoming NFL games. 

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10/29/24: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting live from North Dakota Farmers Union in Jamestown, ND, and is joined by city officials for a conversation on Measure 4. Measure 4, if passed, would ultimately get rid of property taxes in North Dakota. Dwaine Heinrich is the Mayor of Jamestown, and Emily Bivens is the Executive Director of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce. 

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10/29/24: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting from North Dakota Farmers Union in Jamestown, and is joined by Rob Lech for a conversation on Measure 4 and why he's against it. Dr. Lech has served as the Superintendent of the Jamestown School District since July 1, 2013. He previously held the role of superintendent with the Beulah Public School District in Beulah, ND and the Mt. Pleasant School District in Rolla, ND. 

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