Morning Links for Jan. 31 2014

Morning Links for Jan. 31 2014

What we’re reading on this Friday morning. An appeals court decision will allow a John Doe investigation into possible coordination between conservative groups amid recall elections. The Journal Sentinel has a story, and so does WisPolitics. Remember Mark Green? The State Journal says he was in the running for the post of UW System president, which ultimately went to Ray Cross. More on the UWM graduate who could replace Steve Ballmer as the CEO of Microsoft. The latest luminary to come to Justin Bieber’s defense is Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who is enjoying a decline in news stories related to his…

What we’re reading on this Friday morning.
  • An appeals court decision will allow a John Doe investigation into possible coordination between conservative groups amid recall elections. The Journal Sentinel has a story, and so does WisPolitics.
  • Remember Mark Green? The State Journal says he was in the running for the post of UW System president, which ultimately went to Ray Cross.
  • The latest luminary to come to Justin Bieber’s defense is Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who is enjoying a decline in news stories related to his past dalliances with crack cocaine.
  • Hey, Time says peanut allergies can be overcome by eating small and increasing portions of the legume.

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.