State Rep. Brandon Phelps joins Tom Miller to discuss the state's stopgap measures and education funding bills passed Thursday in Springfield.

BIllinois Department of Employment Security Director Jeff Mays joins Tom Miller to talk about unemployment in the region and the agency's transition to a focus on job placement.

Marion Mayor Bob Butler speaks on WJPF about the overlooking of southern Illinois by lawmakers in Springfield and the money owed from the state of Illinois to the city of Marion for the construction and opening of the Hub Recreation Center. Butler also discusses the growth of business needed for the area and status of the Star Centre Mall.