Harrisburg mayor Dale Fowler is running for State Senate District 59. He joined Tom Miller in the studio to discuss the senate race, the issue regarding coal power and the impact of unit and mine closures, and the effect of the state impasse that's been left on the Harrisburg school district among many other topics.

Marion Mayor Mike Absher joins The Morning Newswatch.

Tom Miller speaks with Caitlin Wilson, Staff Writer for Reboot Illinois, about an article which she wrote regarding the most impoverished counties in Illinois. Two of the top four, are in Southern Illinois (Union, Wayne Co.).

If you would like to read her article, follow this link: http://www.rebootillinois.com/2015/02/12/editors-picks/caitlinwilson/illinois-poverty-rise-since-2010-four-counties-greatest-risk-says-report/33062/?utm_content=buffer7f64d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter