Steve Brown is the spokesman for House Speaker Michael Madigan. He spoke with Tom Miller on the phone about the state budget impasse and lack of higher education funding along with the number of bills being sent to the House floor.

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State Treasurer Michael Frerichs (D) joins The Morning Newswatch.

Dr. Joseph Hakke joins Tom Miller at the WJPF studio to talk about the risks of cumulative heat stroke.