David Yepsen is the Director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at SIU. Yepsen joins Tom Miller for a conversation on the inauguration of statewide constitutional officers on Monday.

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Congressman Mike Bost joins The Morning Newswatch. Mike and his wife, Tracy, were aboard the train that collided with garbage truck in Virginia.

Department of IL American Legion Commander Joe Lampert and Amercian Legion National Commander James LaCoursiere joins The Morning Newswatch