Kyle Harfst, Executive Director of The SIU Research Park and State Senator Paul Schimpf (R) join Tom Miller in the studio.

Phil Gonet of the Illinois Coal Association and John Dodd, secretary-treasurer of the Illinois Mining Institute, join Tom Miller in the studio.

State Representative John Bradley tells WJPF that a lot of people have left Springfield but he’s still working hard for southern Illinois. Representative Bradley also tells WJPF that he’s tired of non-southern Illinoisans labeling our area.