News & Views with Joel Heitkamp

The FM RedHawks season is coming up, and host Joel Heitkamp visits with the President of the RedHawks, Brad Thom, about an announcement and 5 year partnership with Midwest Communications. 

(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.)

After abstaining and walking out of the ND House floor during Rajan Zed's opening Hindu prayer, Representative Jeff Hoverson visits with host Joel Heitkamp about that decision. 

"I felt that in the back sitting down was an appropriate way to abstain and to draw the least attention to myself and I was opposed to just sitting down since I'm in the front row," says Representative Hoverson. Other ND Republican legislators also walked to the back of the House chamber, including Rep. Luke Simons, and Rep. Daniel Johnston, and Rep. Sebastian Ertelt. 

When asked by Heitkamp if Rajan Zed should have been allowed to say the opening prayer, Hoverson replied with "No I don't think so." 

(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 by Mark Froemke in studio to talk about legislation in Minnesota called the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act. Froemke is the President of the West/Red River Valley Area Labor Council and spoke at an event yesterday regarding the legislation. 

(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 agriculture legislation makes it's way through the ND Legislature, host Joel Heitkamp talks with ND State Senator Jim Dotzenrod (District 26) and gives listeners an update about those agriculture bills, including a corporate farming bill that voters previously opposed.

During a committee hearing in Bismarck at the ND Legislature, Angie Benz went spoke to legislators regarding the response she received from Senator Erbele when she urged him to not support the repeal of North Dakota's Equal Rights Amendment. Senator Erbele replied to Angie's concerns saying "Don't demand it because you're mad that you're not a man." Angie expresses her concerns regarding the ERA and the need for North Dakota to continue to support the amendment, rather than withdraw support. 

(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.)

Robert Knuth, Training Director with the ND Firefighter's Association, visits with host Joel Heitkamp about Senate Bill 2010 and how the Firefighter's Association hopes the bill will pass through the legislature.

(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.)

Ted Preister, who is the Executive Director of the Red River Basin Commission, sits down with host Joel Heitkamp in studio to give listeners an update regarding flooding and drainage projects that the RRBC is currently working on. 

(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.)

Senate Bill 2345, relating to township rights, animal feeding operations and zoning regulations is on its way through the ND Legislature. Lee Fraase talks with host Joel Heitkamp about how the bill will negatively impact local townships and their rights. 

(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.)

Last Thursday, the MN Twins had their home opener at Target Field in Minneapolis. In this episode of the podcast series, hear the voice of sports Jack Michaels chat with Joel about the 2019 season. 

'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.)

Seven North Dakota Republican legislators have offered up HCR 3037 in the legislature, which would repeal support of the Equal Rights Amendment that was passed in 1972, stating that the ERA expired in 1979.  Host Joel Heitkamp is joined by Sen. Erin Oban, who serves on the committee where they held a hearing last week, to discuss why this bill is being pushed through the legislature. "I will never understand these kinds of things are introduced," says Senator Oban. 

(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.)