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

West Frankfort schools superintendent Matt Donkin joins Tom Miller to discuss SB 1, and what the various proposals in Springfield mean for school funding in Southern Illinois.

Annette McMichael, Communications Director for Southern Illinoisans Against Fracturing Our Environment (S.A.F.E.) joins The Morning Newswatch to discuss the appeals process for an injunction on fracking that was denied in Madison County Circuit Court.