Tom Miller spoke with IL State Rep. Brandon Phelps (D-Harrisburg) about the current situation regarding the ongoing budget impasse in Springfield, and the efforts being undertaken to find an amicable solution.

Retired Statler Brother Don Reid joins The Morning Newswatch.

SIU Architecture Professor and former chancellor Walter Wendler joins us to discuss the rising popularity of distance education and online learning and the problems that come with schools that offer such programs.