Morning Links for Feb. 28 2014

Morning Links for Feb. 28 2014

More links than you can shake a wireless mouse at. Heard of a dogecoin? A man is selling his vacation home for what equates to $135,000 in them. In other news related to digital currency, almost half a billion dollars in bitcoins has gone missing from an exchange in Tokyo, which could be the largest bank heist in history, according to Reuters. A committee in the state Senate has advanced a bill that would require first time drunk driving offenders to appear in court, lest they be judged guilty by default. The AP reports. The State Journal is reporting that a court filing indicates that…

More links than you can shake a wireless mouse at.

  • In other news related to digital currency, almost half a billion dollars in bitcoins has gone missing from an exchange in Tokyo, which could be the largest bank heist in history, according to Reuters.
  • A committee in the state Senate has advanced a bill that would require first time drunk driving offenders to appear in court, lest they be judged guilty by default. The AP reports.
  • Also in state government, a bill laying out a new seizure process for guns in the possession of targets of domestic violence restraining orders has advanced, but another bill expanding background checks remains in limbo.

Matt has written for Milwaukee Magazine since 2006, when he was a lowly intern. Since then, he’s held the posts of assistant news editor and, most recently, senior editor. He’s lived in South Carolina, Tennessee, Connecticut, Iowa, and Indiana but mostly in Wisconsin. He wants to do more fishing but has a hard time finding worms. For the magazine, Matt has written about city government, schools, religion, coffee roasters and Congress.