Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza (D) joins The Morning Newswatch.

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Steve Brown, spokesman for the Speaker of the Illinois House, Michael Madigan, joins The Morning Newswatch to discuss current state politics, including the senate's school funding bill.

Carbondale City Manager Gary Williams joins the Morning Newswatch.