Dr. John Jackson with the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at SIU joins The Morning Newswatch to discuss the changing landscape of Illinois politics with the incoming administration as well as the nature of the two-party system in American Politics.

Illinois State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) joins The Morning Newswatch.

Williamson County Commissioner Ron Ellis joins us to talk about property taxes, local taxes and the thousands of taxing bodies across the state that determine those taxes.