Travis Aiken is the Executive Director of the Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watchdog group, or I-LAW. Aiken joins The Morning Newswatch to discuss "judicial hellholes" and how they relate to issues affecting Southern IL.

Tom Miller sits down with David Yepsen, Executive Director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at SIU, to discuss further developments regarding the state budget.

Scientists Bob Baer and Mike Kentrianakis join The Morning Newswatch.