With less than a week away from the end of the legislative session, Senator Gary Forby spoke with Leigh Caldwell of WJPF to discuss what he has been experiencing in Springfield the past couple of weeks and the status of the budget recently passed by the House.

Tibretta Reiman, Du Quoin State Fair spokeswoman, joins Tom Miller on the Morning Newswatch to discuss preparations for the fair.

Kenneth Mulligan, SIU Associate Professor of Political Science, joins the Morning Newswatch