Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs joins The Morning Newswatch.

David Yepsen, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, joins us to discuss the Spring legislative session and what impact things passed (or not passed) have on the future of Illinois.

Annette McMichael with Southern Illinoisans Against Fracturing Our Environment (S.A.F.E.) joins us to explain the group's reaction to the new rules on hydraulic fracturing.