[caption id="attachment_20082" align="alignright" width="300"] Samuel Stratemeyer (R)[/caption]

Republican candidate in the 118th house district primary, Samuel Stratemeyer, joins Tom Miller in the studio on The Morning Newswatch.

State Rep. Brandon Phelps joins us to talk about the final week of the Spring legislative session, including the budget, income tax and fracking.

Southern Illinois Healthcare's Maggie McGuire and Aimee Belt join The Morning Newswatch.