Tom Miller sits down with Bob Sandidge, organizer of the Coal Miners Movement 2016 Facebook page, which has garnered nearly 20,000 likes in an effort to spread the word about how regulations are impacting the coal industry.

Congressman John Shimkus (R-Collinsville, IL-15) joins 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.