Republican candidate for State Senate Paul Schimpf joins Tom Miller to discuss his campaign.

Annette McMichael, Communications Director for Southern Illinoisans Against Fracturing Our Environment (S.A.F.E.) joins The Morning Newswatch to discuss the appeals process for an injunction on fracking that was denied in Madison County Circuit Court.

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza joins Tom Miller the morning after a new budget was enacted in Illinois.