Dr. John Jackson, from The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at SIU-Carbondale, joins Tom Miller in the studio.

 

WalletHub analyst Jill Gonzalez joins The Morning Newswatch.

 
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Murphysboro Mayor Will Stephens joins us to talk about the town, including renovations to Walnut Street, the Big Muddy River Overpass and a banner he wants residents to sign in response to a woman who wrote to the town about her experiences with a soldier from Murphysboro during World War II.

 
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Republican candidates for Illinois Governor and Lt. Governor Paul Schimpf and Carolyn Schofield join The Morning Newswatch.

 
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