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.

Sharee Langenstein, an attorney and prominent Republican speaker, joins us to talk about the U.S. Supreme Court and two cases in particular, one regarding the contraceptive mandate, the other involving the unionization of home health care workers in Illinois.

Illinois State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) joins The Morning Newswatch.