News & Views with Joel Heitkamp

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With just 85 votes short of meeting the 60% threshold, results showed that the bond referendum for Williston Public School District 1 failed for the second time. Host Joel Heitkamp talks with the President of the District 1 School Board, Joanna Baltes, about the failure of the referendum and what is next for the school board. "We have a massive overcrowding problem in our schools and much of that has to do with the oil and gas industry," says Baltes. "We want to educate our kids in a manner that everyone else is across the state." 

This Friday, April 12th, the ND State Board of Public School Education will be a holding a public meeting in Bismarck for Williams County School District 8 and Williston School District 1 to discuss enrollment and a number of other different issues. 

"It's difficult to explain to voters when you are asking them to come out and vote on a band where it's their property taxes that are again paying for this. There's no help from the state when we are sending such a tremendous amount of money that benefits the rest of the population," says Baltes. 

(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 Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

Did UND President Mark Kennedy resign too soon? In this podcast, hear the host of News and Views, Joel Heitkamp, discuss the recent news of President Kennedy leaving his position at UND and Kennedy's specific comments about his Chief of Staff. 

(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 Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

In many parts of rural North Dakota, roads and farms are experiencing overland flooding. Host Joel Heitkamp visits with Jason Benson, Cass County Engineer, to let listeners know where that flooding is happening and how they can avoid the flooding. "We are dealing with a lot of overland flooding still and we expect to have it this way for the next 3-5 days," says Benson. 

(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 Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

As road construction season approaches, Fargo Fire Chief Steve Dirksen talks with host Joel Heitkamp about how emergency response times are impacted and how they work around the road construction. "We make plans and contingencies to work through it," says Chief Dirksen. 

(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 Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

Yesterday, a federal judge came out with a decision to lift multiple provisions so that the construction of the FM diversion can continue this Spring. Host Joel Heitkamp visits with Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney about the judge's decision and updates listeners on what they can expect with upcoming construction of the project. 

(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 Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

Host Joel Heitkamp is joined in studio by Robin Nelson, who is a Fargo School Board Member and serves as the chair for the Fargo School Board's Association Government Affairs Committee. 

Robin talks about an amendment that is being added to a ND House bill that would allow firearms to be carried in schools, at school events and on college campuses. SB 2172 failed earlier in the legislative session, but the debate is coming back around. "Fargo public schools is unequivocally against anybody carrying weapons on school property or school events unless they are a licensed police officer in our city, plain and simple," says Nelson. 

(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 Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

With the ND legislature in it's final days of their 2019 legislative session, host Joel Heitkamp visits with ND House Minority Leader Josh Boschee about the wins, loses, and continued work that needs to be done. 

(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 Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

Whether it's chatting about what to name their podcast conversations or basketball and the Final 4, you'll be sure to get a laugh out of listening to Joel Heitkamp and Jack Michaels in this week's episode of 'Another Ride with Joel Heitkamp.' 

'Another Ride with Joel Heitkamp' is a new podcast series where Joel Heitkamp, host of News and Views,talks about everything from local and national politics to every day life.

(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 Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

A 2 year budget proposal was recently put forth in the ND Legislature, and it included a pay raise for state employees. Host Joel Heitkamp talks with Nick Archuleta, President of ND United, about the pay raise and how it will help state employees.

(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 Twitter @JoelKFGO.)