Morning Links for Oct. 11 2013

Morning Links for Oct. 11 2013

Morning Links here with some of the newspaper and magazine stories we’ve been reading. The war in the north over mining continues, this time with the Bad River Band accusing Gogebic Taconite of concealing the presence of asbestos fibers. Mike Simonson reports. Tom Daykin at the JS breaks the bad news that an Amazon warehouse (or two) in Kenosha county means the online retailer will begin collecting sales taxes from Wisconsin customers. Could rancor in the House actually deliver the majority to Democrats? The L.A. Times says it’s not as far-fetched as it may seem. And about this whole shutdown thing,…

Morning Links here with some of the newspaper and magazine stories we’ve been reading.

  • The war in the north over mining continues, this time with the Bad River Band accusing Gogebic Taconite of concealing the presence of asbestos fibers. Mike Simonson reports.
  • Tom Daykin at the JS breaks the bad news that an Amazon warehouse (or two) in Kenosha county means the online retailer will begin collecting sales taxes from Wisconsin customers.
  • Could rancor in the House actually deliver the majority to Democrats? The L.A. Times says it’s not as far-fetched as it may seem.

 

 

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.