Illinois State Senator of the 59th Senate district Gary Forby spoke with Tom Miller this morning before heading to the senate committee hearing concerning cuts to Southern Illinois University and the unsolved budget impasse.

State Representative Natalie Phelps Finnie (D) joins The Morning Newswatch.

Tom Miller sits down with Matt Donkin, Regional Superintendent for Franklin, Williamson, Massac, and Johnson County schools about the short time kids have left before they will go back to school.