Tom Miller and IL State Sen. Dave Luechtefeld (R-Okawville) discuss the Senate's plan to reject a 2% cost-of-living adjustment to their pay, as well as the ongoing budget crisis.

U.S. Representative Mike Bost (R, IL-12) joins The Morning Newswatch.

Mark Wagner is the associate professor of Anthropology at SIU, and director of the Center for Archaeological Investigations. He spoke with Tom Miller this morning about the diversity of archeological finds right here in Southern Illinois.