Tom Miller speaks about the ongoing budget impasse in Springfield with IL State Rep. Brandon Phelps (D-Harrisburg)

Steve Brown is the spokesman for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. He joined Tom Miller in the studio this morning to discuss Illinois' 11th month without a budget and answered questions pertaining to the polarization between Speaker Madigan and Governor Bruce Rauner.

Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association General Manager Shane Hermetz joins The Morning Newswatch.