State Rep. Brandon Phelps joins Tom Miller to discuss the governor's State of the State address.

Republican candidate for US Senate in the March 17 primary Tom Tarter joins The Morning Newswatch.

John A Logan College has many concerns about the state budget crisis. John A Logan’s Steve O’Keefe tells WJPF that the state is going into it’s second year of budget problems, which is unheard of and ridiculous. O’Keefe also tells WJPF that JALC is financially okay through the calendar year and says he believes everyone thinks there will be a budget before the end of the calendar year.