Tom Miller and IL State Rep. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) discuss the legislature's decision to spend $5b in federal funds during the state's ongoing budget crisis.

Visiting professor at SIU's Paul Simon Public Policy Institute Dr. John Jackson joins The Morning Newswatch.

Tom Miller sits down with David Yepsen, Director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at SIU, for further discussion on the budget summit in Springfield.