Morning Links for Oct. 17 2014

Morning Links for Oct. 17 2014

What we’re reading on this Friday morning. You have to download a Word document, but if you’re looking for a complete listing of stations carrying tonight’s gubernatorial debate, here it is. What does it mean that Burke’s successor at the Commerce Department once called her a “disaster”? See the Associated Press story. Both candidates for state attorney general have said reforms could be considered in Wisconsin’s John Doe process, utilized in recent months to investigate conservative groups in the state for election law violations. A concert in South Korea ended tragically when 16 attendees fell through a large ventilation grate…

What we’re reading on this Friday morning.

  • You have to download a Word document, but if you’re looking for a complete listing of stations carrying tonight’s gubernatorial debate, here it is.
  • What does it mean that Burke’s successor at the Commerce Department once called her a “disaster”? See the Associated Press story.
  • Both candidates for state attorney general have said reforms could be considered in Wisconsin’s John Doe process, utilized in recent months to investigate conservative groups in the state for election law violations.
  • A concert in South Korea ended tragically when 16 attendees fell through a large ventilation grate and died.
  • Discovery News says quarantine orders may be necessary to stop the spread of Ebola. Voluntary quarantines have a poor track record.

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.