Dr. Jeff Punske, an Associate Professor of Linguistics at SIU, joins The Morning Newswatch. 

Diane Goffinet, Managing Attorney of Land of Lincoln’s Southern Regional Office, and Angie Bailey, System Director of Community Health at SIH, join The Morning Newswatch. 

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.