Morning Links for Oct. 3 2014

Morning Links for Oct. 3 2014

What we’re reading on this Friday morning. A target of the John Doe investigation into conservative groups in the state is now accusing Milwaukee Co. District Attorney John Chisholm of something like “domestic spying.” Also in legal news, Wispolitics is reporting that opponents of the state’s voter I.D. law are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in advance of the November election. The mayor of Clintonville is taking a break, citing fervent opposition from a six-member bloc on the city council. The Christian Science Monitor has a reassuring piece on our likelihood of stopping an Ebola outbreak from occurring…

What we’re reading on this Friday morning.

  • A target of the John Doe investigation into conservative groups in the state is now accusing Milwaukee Co. District Attorney John Chisholm of something like “domestic spying.”
  • Also in legal news, Wispolitics is reporting that opponents of the state’s voter I.D. law are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in advance of the November election.
  • The mayor of Clintonville is taking a break, citing fervent opposition from a six-member bloc on the city council.
  • The Christian Science Monitor has a reassuring piece on our likelihood of stopping an Ebola outbreak from occurring on U.S. soil.

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.