economy

KASU previews Highway 49 series

MSMITH — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:50:53 +0000

KASU's Johnathan Reaves has been working on an extensive series of stories about the major construction and development going on along Highway 49 on Jonesboro's north side. The series starts Monday, with a new story each day at 7:30 a.m., during Morning Edition. Marty Scarbrough talked with Johnathan about this series. Here is their conversation....

Boozman discusses election year issues on KASU

MSMITH — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:07:42 +0000

U.S. Senator John Boozman, a Republican from Arkansas, talked about the upcoming State of the Union address, criticized some of President Obama's recent decisions, and discussed other election year issues, in his monthly visit with KASU. Click on "Listen" for the full interview.

Pryor discusses the economy, rural post offices, and Veterans Day on KASU

MSMITH — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:49:05 +0000

U.S. Senator Mark Pryor covered a wide variety of topics in his monthly talk with KASU, including the possible closure of rural post offices. To start, though, Pryor says the economic crisis in Europe has far-reaching consequences....

Crawford visits KASU

MSMITH — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:05:43 +0000

Arkansas 1st District Representative Rick Crawford visited the KASU studio for his monthly interview with KASU's Mark Smith.....