State Representative Brandon Phelps spoke with Tom Miller on the phone. They discussed many topics, including one referring to Phelps' proposal for a constitutional amendment to make taxpayer money for road funds go towards road repairs as they are intended.

Illinois State Senator Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) joins The Morning Newswatch.

Tom Miller sits down with David Yepsen, Director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at SIU, for further discussion on the budget summit in Springfield.