Marion Mayor Bob Butler speaks on WJPF about the overlooking of southern Illinois by lawmakers in Springfield and the money owed from the state of Illinois to the city of Marion for the construction and opening of the Hub Recreation Center. Butler also discusses the growth of business needed for the area and status of the Star Centre Mall.

 

This Able Veteran founder Behesha Doan joins The Morning Newswatch.

 
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Dan Long, executive director of the Illinois Council on Government Forecasting and Accountability, joins us ahead of his appearance tomorrow at Saluki Stadium with the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute.

 
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Randy Auxier, Green Party candidate for Illinois' 12th Congressional District, joins Tom Miller in the studio.

 
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