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Washington D.C./Jonesboro, AR – Senator John Boozman talked about Arkansas' recovery from severe weather, and he dove into the deep waters of the national debt, the federal budget, taxes and the economy, in his monthly talk with KASU....

Washington D.C./SEMO – U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO) discusses the breakdown in budget talks, the economy and taxes, troop withdrawal in Afghanistan, and flooding and recovery, in her monthly talk with KASU...

Washington D.C./Jonesboro, AR – Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR) responds to the President's plans for troop withdrawal in Afghanistan, discusses our military involvement in Libya, praises an investigation of gas prices, and talks about solutions for economic growth, in his monthly visit with KASU....

Jonesboro, AR – One of the officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency working in Arkansas in the aftermath of storms and flooding is an Arkansas native. Lance Carpenter is from Ozark in Franklin County. He now serves as Northeast Division Supervisor for FEMA. Carpenter and FEMA Public Information Officer Brad Craine visited with KASU's Mark Smith. Carpenter says FEMA has been in Northeast Arkansas since shortly after the flooding began....

Jonesboro, AR – Senator John Boozman visited the KASU studios on Friday, June 3rd, for a live interview on Morning Edition. Later that morning, he attended the grand opening of his Jonesboro office....

Washington D.C./SEMO – In this month's talk with Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson, she discusses the long road her state faces in recovering from the severe storms and flooding this Spring. She also talked about proposed changes to Medicare - sure to be a campaign issue in the coming year - and her opinion of the GOP Presidential field....

Washington D.C./Jonesboro, AR – Senator Pryor discussed the aftermath of record flooding, FEMA's current response, the ghost of FEMA past, the Medicare debate and more in his monthly talk with KASU....

Jonesboro, AR – U.S. Senator John Boozman's monthly talk with KASU fell on Tax Day this month. Boozeman talked with KASU's Mark Smith about the need to reform the tax code...something that has been talked about for years, but that has not been done....

Jonesboro, AR – President Barack Obama delivered a speech on Wednesday (4/13) in which he outlined his plan for reducing the federal deficit. Many Republicans responded angrily to the speech. In her monthly visit with KASU, Representative Jo Ann Emerson of Missouri was asked for her opinion....

Jonesboro, AR – Senator John Boozman discusses Libya, Japan, health care and more in his monthly talk with KASU.