Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard Pearson joins The Morning Newswatch.

SIH President & CEO Rex Budde and SIH Vice President of Community Affairs Woody Thorne join Tom Miller in the studio.

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Steve Brown, spokesman for the Speaker of the Illinois House, Michael Madigan, joins The Morning Newswatch to discuss current state politics, including the senate's school funding bill.