Morning Links for Feb. 8, 2016

Morning Links for Feb. 8, 2016

Mayor Barrett’s State of the City speech, GOP debate fallout, Dem debate preview, a switchblade law, and Brett Favre.

Good morning, and welcome to Monday.

  • Mayor Tom Barrett delivered his State of the City speech this morning at the Hmong American Peace Academy. Here’s the full text of the speech
  • Gov. Walker signed a bill legalizing switchblades and allowing for the concealed carry of knives over the weekend.
  • There was yet another GOP debate over the weekend. Politico lists five takeaways, led by Chris Christie’s criticism of Marco Rubio.
  • Before Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders debate at UW-Milwaukee on Thursday, Mike Gousha talked with DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz about the campaign. Also on the show: Sen. Ron Johnson. WisPolitics has the recap.

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.