SIU President Randy Dunn stopped by the studio to discuss the higher education funding plans debated by state lawmakers, as well as the recent graffiti on SIU's Faner Hall regarding a protest organized by an anonymous student group.

 

Illinois State Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton) joins The Morning Newswatch

 
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Herrin Mayor Vic Ritter joins us in-studio.

 
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Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger discusses with Tom Miller the state budget issues and the debt that Illinois faces.

 
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