SIU President Randy Dunn stopped by the studio to discuss the higher education funding plans debated by state lawmakers, as well as the recent graffiti on SIU's Faner Hall regarding a protest organized by an anonymous student group.

Erika Harold, Republican candidate for Illinois Attorney General, joins The Morning Newswatch.

Candidate for Illinois' 58th State Senate District in the March Republican Primary Wesley Kash joins The Morning Newswatch.