Republican Gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Rauner joins us to talk about his recently unveiled plan to cut costs in response to the 2015 fiscal year budget passed in Springfield last month.

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.

Garrett Burton, SIH System Director of Trauma and Cardiovascular Services, and Roy Oellerman, a paramedic with Jackson County Ambulance Service, join The Morning Newswatch.