Illinois State Representative Paul Jacobs (R-Pomona) joins The Morning Newswatch.

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.

Ted Dabrowski, Vice-President of Policy for The Illinois Policy Institute, joins Tom Miller on The Morning Newswatch.