Morning Links for May 17 2013

Morning Links for May 17 2013

We awoke, and the world had changed. Here are some highlights. A new survey of climate change research finds that a vast majority of papers written in said field support the belief held by many that human activity is causing the globe to heat up, reports the New York Times. Gov. Scott Walker’s recall election was used as a litmus test for conservatism by IRS officials engaging in what has now been dubbed as scandalous behavior, according to the Journal Sentinel. Scoop of the day, via the Wisconsin State Journal: Walker reveals in a letter to lawmakers that he would…

We awoke, and the world had changed. Here are some highlights.

  • A new survey of climate change research finds that a vast majority of papers written in said field support the belief held by many that human activity is causing the globe to heat up, reports the New York Times.
  • Gov. Scott Walker’s recall election was used as a litmus test for conservatism by IRS officials engaging in what has now been dubbed as scandalous behavior, according to the Journal Sentinel.
  • Scoop of the day, via the Wisconsin State Journal: Walker reveals in a letter to lawmakers that he would use tax revenue from a new federal law to fund an income tax cut (he’d previously denied having any plans for the money).
  • Everyone’s favorite hatchet-toting vigilante, Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker, has been arrested for murder in New Jersey, USA Today says.

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.