Governor Walz gives his take on the MN legislative session

06/25/24: Merrill Piepkorn has represented District 44 as a ND State Senator since 2017 and is now running for Governor of North Dakota. He wants to bring a new perspective to Bismarck in the fall, and joins Joel in the studio to talk about women's healthcare, negative campaigning, property taxes, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

06/25/24: Tim Purdon has a twenty-five year track record in private practice and in public service, and served as North Dakota’s U.S. Attorney from 2010-2015, and he’s now a Partner at Robins Kaplan. He joins Joel to talk about the news around former republican State Senator Ray Holmberg, who announced he will plead guilty to traveling to the Czech Republic to have sex with children. Tim brings his expertise to the subject and answers Joel's questions about the legal process involving Ray Holmberg. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

06/25/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined by the General Manager of the Red River Valley Fair Association, Cody Cashman. Cody talks about the upcoming Red River Valley Fair, and answers questions about the lineup and why they're closing the fair on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

06/24/24: Erin Oban is the North Dakota state director for USDA Rural Development, and is a former North Dakota State Senator. She joins Joel to talk about June being  Home Ownership month. She highlights investments and programs the USDA Rural Development makes to support safe, affordable, and accessible housing in rural communities throughout North Dakota. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

06/21/24: Joel is joined by the PBR Announcer, Clint Adkins, while in Binford, North Dakota for their bull riding rodeo tomorrow, June 22nd.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

06/21/24: Joel is joined by Todd LaPlant and Chad Berger to talk about the 2024 Binford Rodeo taking place tomorrow, June 22nd. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

06/20/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Josh Askvig, the State Director for AARP North Dakota. Joel and Josh have a conversation about property taxes and how the measure to eliminate property taxes would affect older adults in North Dakota. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

06/20/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO by Deb to talk about the upcoming McLeod Stampede. The stampede will have everything from bareback riding, to ladies breakaway roping, to bull riding. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

06/19/24: Sami Harwood is the Director of Marketing for the Kilbourne Group, and Simone Wai is the Creative Director for Folkways. They both join Joel for a conversation about everything going on around Downtown Fargo, including the upcoming Red River Markets, Night Bazaar, and the Troll Portal featured from Detroit Lakes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

06/19/24: Trygve Hammer has served in the military, worked on the oilfield rigs, and taught North Dakota students as a 7-12th grades science teacher, and now he’s running to represent North Dakota in Congress. He joins Joel Heitkamp in the KFGO studio to talk about his campaign. They cover everything from the recent primary election, to his opinion on the Supreme Court, to availability with constituents, and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.