Morning Links for June 14 2013

Morning Links for June 14 2013

Morning Links is back from the shadowy halls of the American news media with a handful of what it does best. Zoooooom. The bill in the state Legislature requiring the doctors of women who want abortions to perform ultrasounds has landed on Gov. Scott Walker’s desk, WisPolitics reports. We wrote about the ritual-like process mandated by the legislation earlier this week. Barack Obama’s full court press on Capitol Hill is paying dividends for the NSA and his administration on both sides of the aisle, Politico says. MIT’s Technology Review puzzles over Minecraft and what sparks video game mania. The answer means a…

Morning Links is back from the shadowy halls of the American news media with a handful of what it does best.

  • Zoooooom. The bill in the state Legislature requiring the doctors of women who want abortions to perform ultrasounds has landed on Gov. Scott Walker’s desk, WisPolitics reports. We wrote about the ritual-like process mandated by the legislation earlier this week.
  • Barack Obama’s full court press on Capitol Hill is paying dividends for the NSA and his administration on both sides of the aisle, Politico says.
  • MIT’s Technology Review puzzles over Minecraft and what sparks video game mania. The answer means a lot of money to a lot of people.
  • You’ve heard of the Apple Store, but what about Microsoft Mini Stores? Best Buy is adding about 600 to its big box locations around the country, according to pcmag.com.
  • Cue the Law and Order cadence. The copyright fight over the “Happy Birthday” song bleeds on in New York, the Times informs us.

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.