Morning Links for Nov. 3 2014

Morning Links for Nov. 3 2014

Good morning, and welcome to November. Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy joined the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight for their trip to Washington D.C., and spent time with World War II and Korean War veterans visiting the memorials built in their honor.  A national conservative group has produced some pro-marijuana legalization ads in support of Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Robert Burke, and Daniel Bice’s story on the ads and the resulting comments from Gov. Walker and Mary Burke’s respective campaigns is packed with stoneriffic puns. The Wisconsin State Journal takes a look at the constitutional amendment on Tuesday’s ballot relating to transportation…

Good morning, and welcome to November.
  • Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy joined the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight for their trip to Washington D.C., and spent time with World War II and Korean War veterans visiting the memorials built in their honor. 
  • A national conservative group has produced some pro-marijuana legalization ads in support of Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Robert Burke, and Daniel Bice’s story on the ads and the resulting comments from Gov. Walker and Mary Burke’s respective campaigns is packed with stoneriffic puns.
  • The Wisconsin State Journal takes a look at the constitutional amendment on Tuesday’s ballot relating to transportation funding in the state. 
  • Republican state senator Glenn Grothman, Winnebago County Executive, Mark Harris, a Democrat, and Libertarian Gus Fahrendorf held a debate late last week in the race to represent the 6th Congressional District. It was the first debate held with all three candidates.
  • On this Election Day eve, now is a good time to check out the Government Accountability Board website. There, you can find the Fall 2014 General Election guide, and the MyVote Wisconsin website, where you can check your polling place and see what’s on the ballot in your precinct. 

Dan Shafer was the digital editor at Milwaukee Magazine. Dan joined the magazine as assistant editor in 2014 and wrote the November 2014 cover story, "Downtown Horizons." He's worked as a reporter at BizTimes Milwaukee and an editor at ThirdCoast Digest. Contact him at daniel.shafer@milwaukeemag.com. He's on Twitter @danshaferMKE.