Congressman Armstrong, "I don't think I'm the boss of everybody in ND, I think I work for people"

05/31/24: Mark Friese is an Attorney at Vogel Law Firm in Fargo and his primary practice area is criminal law. He joins Joel Heitkamp in the KFGO studio to have a conversation about Donald Trump being convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a case stemming from a payment that silenced a porn star. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05/31/24: Stephen Neukam covers the U.S. Senate for Axios, and has been covering the Trump trial recently. He joins Joel on "News and Views" to have a conversation about Donald Trump being found guilty on 34 counts in his hush-money case. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura is coming to Moorhead to push his THC and CBD products. Ventura will stop by Unwind Minnesota in Moorhead from 2-3 p.m. this Saturday. He’ll be promoting Jesse Ventura Farms which has teamed up with the store with a focus on giving back to the community and having high-quality, legal, THC & CBD products. The former politician, professional wrestler, and actor is also a New York Times Best-Selling Author. Joel also asks him about his opinion on Donald Trump's guilty verdict in the hush money trial. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05/31/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Jerry Goldfeder, current Special Counsel at Cozen O'Connor in New York. He and Joel have a conversation about Donald Trump's guilty verdict in New York on his hush-money trial.  Jerry currently serves as director of Fordham Law School's Voting Rights and Democracy Project, chairs the New York State Bar Association's Voting Rights and Democracy Task Force, and acts as a special adviser to the American Bar Association's Election Law Committee. His extensive practice involves representing various high-profile candidates and elected officials, including mayors, governors, and several candidates for president of the United States. He has also provided legal counsel to members of the U.S. Congress, the New York State Legislature, New York's City Council, judiciary members, unions, not-for-profits, and various groups on local, state, and federal campaign finance law, lobbying compliance, and governmental procedures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05/30/24: North Dakota's U.S. Congressman Kelly Armstrong joins Joel Heitkamp in the KFGO studio to talk about everything from border policies, to property taxes, to the Supreme Court. Congressman Armstrong will run against Lt. Gov Tammy Miller in the bid as the Republican candidate for North Dakota governor in the June 11th primary.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

065/29/24: Joel is joined by Phil Snape, the Co-Founder and Director of Impact Social. Impact Social is a specialist social media, online monitoring and analysis company. They did an analysis reflecting the attitudes of swing voters towards four of the leading GOP Vice Presidential candidates, including Governors Kristi Noem and Doug Burgum. Joel and Phil have a conversation about the analysis and what it means for each candidate, hitting the most on North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05/29/24: Greg Rick from Rick Electric joins Joel Heitkamp in the KFGO studio. This Friday, Rick Electric will celebrate their milestone of 60 years serving the FM area by having a anniversary party at the NDSU practice facility. Greg and Joel talk about what Rick Electric does, their long-term employees, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05/29/24: Joel is joined again on "News and Views" by Laurie Levenson. Laurie is a Professor of Law at Loyola Law School and Legal Commentator for CBS, CNN, ABC, NBC, BBC, and NPR. She joins Joel to have a conversation about Trump's hush money trial in New York. She breaks the whole thing down to Joel and the listeners, and answers questions about Michael Cohen, jury deliberations, the charges made, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will Thompson is seeking to represent Fargo's District 46 in the ND House of Representatives, and is endorsed by the Democratic-NPL. Joel asks him what the first two bills he'd introduce into the legislature if elected, as well as questions about property taxes, the Legacy Fund, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Heitkamp is running for North Dakota Superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction, and is a current truck driver and former State Senator. His focus will be getting back to the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic in the schools, and reaching a higher standard of health and fitness. He also is is dead-set on ending public schools’ reliance on property taxes. He will be running against Superintendent Kirsten Baesler, Republican endorsed candidate Jim Bartlett, and Darko Draganic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.