Jason Kasiar is the Republican candidate running against Brandon Phelps for Illinois House District 118. He spoke with Tom Miller on the phone about the upcoming November election, and what he has to offer for Southern Illinois.

State Representative John Bradley spoke with Tom Miller over the phone this Wednesday morning. Bradley spoke about the stopgap measure for the state budget, and to clear the air on how this measure is only giving a fraction of much-needed funding to services. schools. and higher education.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joins us to discuss the $300 million Illinois will get from Bank of America as part of a larger settlement over the 2008 mortgage crisis.