Morning Links for July 9 2014

Morning Links for July 9 2014

Grab you reading glasses, y’all, because today’s Links are a heady bunch. Gov. Scott Walker and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal have co-authored a piece in Politico Magazine asking, “What’s Obama’s Problem with School Choice?” The Penny Mustard folks are thinking about testing a new mattress sales strategy and it is, you could say, low maintenance. Faith groups are seeking to be excluded from President Obama’s proposed bias rule. A letter from religious leaders is asking for a “robust religious exemption” for religious groups to still be eligible to receive federal funding even if their employment policies exclude people based on…

Grab you reading glasses, y’all, because today’s Links are a heady bunch.

  • The Penny Mustard folks are thinking about testing a new mattress sales strategy and it is, you could say, low maintenance.
  • Faith groups are seeking to be excluded from President Obama’s proposed bias rule. A letter from religious leaders is asking for a “robust religious exemption” for religious groups to still be eligible to receive federal funding even if their employment policies exclude people based on the group’s religion-based morals.
  • Milwaukee Record has the lineup for Brady Street Festival on July 26.
  • There is a proposed restaurant and entertainment development in, wait for it, the Grand Canyon, and the National Parks Service ain’t happy about it.

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.