SIU President Randy Dunn stopped by the studio to discuss the higher education funding plans debated by state lawmakers, as well as the recent graffiti on SIU's Faner Hall regarding a protest organized by an anonymous student group.

 

Illinois State Senator Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) joins The Morning Newswatch.

 
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Kathy Valente, of No Weed Illinois, joins The Morning Newswatch.

 
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Dr. John Jackson, a visiting professor at the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at SIU Carbondale, joins The Morning Newswatch.

 
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