State Senator Dave Luechtefeld spoke with Tom Miller this morning to talk about the impending deadline of the spring legislative session for the state budget and the speculation whether the Senate will pass the budget sent by the House.

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State Senator Dale Fowler (R) joins The Morning Newswatch.

Michael Roberts sits down with Joe Zdankiewicz of the Southern IL Metropolitan Planning Organization to discuss some of the group's plans to improve transportation infrastructure in some Southern IL communities.