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.
Carbondale Mayor Mike Henry joins The Morning Newswatch.
Phil Gonet of the Illinois Coal Association and John Dodd, secretary-treasurer of the Illinois Mining Institute, join Tom Miller in the studio.
Republican candidate for US Senate in the March 17 primary Tom Tarter joins The Morning Newswatch.
