State Senator Gary Forby spoke with Tom Miller about the spending plan for social services and colleges approved by state Democrats, which now sits at the desk of Governor Rauner. They also discussed Forby's earlier visit to John A. Logan college to hear their concerns about lack of budget funding.

Tom Miller speaks with Steven Macias, a Professor of Constitutional Law at SIU, regarding the 2nd Circuit Court of New York's decision that NSA gathering of metadata is illegal.

SIU's Bob Baer and The Adler Planetarium's Hunter Miller joins The Morning Newswatch.