Morning Links for April 15 2014

Morning Links for April 15 2014

Did you catch last night’s “blood” moon? If you were busy with your face in a pair of binoculars, you might have missed these headlines. Naturally, we’re here for you. Every (week) day. Gov. Walker is officially announcing his re-election campaign today. If you are having a hard time understanding your own – or your child’s – college financial aid applications as the May 1 deadline approaches, you’re not alone. Heroin-related overdose deaths increased 34 percent in 2013 in Milwaukee County, and have increased 600 percent since 2003. It was just last week that Gov. Walker signed a slew of…

Did you catch last night’s “blood” moon? If you were busy with your face in a pair of binoculars, you might have missed these headlines. Naturally, we’re here for you. Every (week) day.

  • Gov. Walker is officially announcing his re-election campaign today.

  • If you are having a hard time understanding your own – or your child’s – college financial aid applications as the May 1 deadline approaches, you’re not alone.

  • Heroin-related overdose deaths increased 34 percent in 2013 in Milwaukee County, and have increased 600 percent since 2003. It was just last week that Gov. Walker signed a slew of bills aimed at combating the statewide increases in heroin addiction.

  • Enrollment at small private colleges is dwindling, and it might be indicative of a larger enrollment decline, says Bloomberg News.

  • Urban Milwaukee posits that Act 10 may be the reason so many state legislators are retiring or leaving the legislature.

Claire Hanan worked at the magazine as an editor from 2012-2017. She edited the Culture section and wrote stories about all sorts of topics, including the arts, fashion, politics and more. In 2016, she was a finalist for best profile writing at the City and Regional Magazine Awards for her story "In A Flash." In 2014, she won the the Milwaukee Press gold award for best public service story for editing "Handle With Care," a service package about aging in Milwaukee. Before all this, she attended the University of Missouri's School of Journalism and New York University's Summer Publishing Institute.