Jeff Maxwell and Ryan Patrick, hosts of the podcast MASH Matters, join The Morning Newswatch.

Saline County Commissioner Roger Craig joins us to discuss what is going on with the expansion of the Cottage Grove Mine at Rocky Branch.

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Steve Brown, spokesman for the Speaker of the Illinois House, Michael Madigan, joins The Morning Newswatch to discuss current state politics, including the senate's school funding bill.