Director of the group Yes! For Independent Maps, Michael Kolenc, joins us to talk about the group's push to establish an independent panel to draw legislative districts and the latest efforts to keep the issue from appearing on the November ballot.

 

John Otey joins Tom Miller in the studio to discuss employment number and opportunities in Southern Illinois.

 
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Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza (D) joins The Morning Newswatch.

 
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State Senator Paul Schimpf (R) joins Tom Miller on The Morning Newswatch to discuss state politics including the new school funding formula, raising the minimum wage and job growth, and Gov. Rauner's signing of the TRUST Act.

 
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