Illinois State Senator of the 59th Senate district Gary Forby spoke with Tom Miller this morning before heading to the senate committee hearing concerning cuts to Southern Illinois University and the unsolved budget impasse.

Southern Illinois historian Mark Motsinger joins Tom Miller in the studio on The Morning Newswatch.

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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.