Michael Gauch is the superintendent of the Harrisburg Community Schools District Unit No. 4. He spoke with Tom Miller about the lack of funds K-12 schools in Southern Illinois has received and whether schools like those in Harrisburg will stay open in the 2016-'17 school year.
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joins The Morning Newswatch.
Illinois State Senator Paul schimpf (R-Waterloo, 58th District) joins The Morning Newswatch.
State Senator Dave Luechtefeld spoke with Tom Miller about lack of funding for K-12 schools and higher education, and whether lawmakers are working on the budget for FY17 while they're struggling with this year's state budget.
