Morning Links for June 23, 2015

Morning Links for June 23, 2015

“The Governor might not run if people like you don’t support him” and more!

What we’re reading:

  • The state Democrats have proposed a bill that would create a student loan financing authority.
  • Have you heard that The Rolling Stones are playing at the Summerfest grounds tonight?
  • The U.S. women’s soccer team handily beat Columbia last night in the World Cup tournament. They play China on Friday.
  • The Speaker of Mississippi’s House of Representatives called for the removal of the Confederate flag from their state’s flag.
  • Sources tell the Washington Post Governor Walker has at least $20 million in various coin purses in the event he decides to enter the 2016 presidential race. A fundraising email sent from “Scott Walker Inc. Testing the Waters” this morning says, “The Governor might not run if people like you don’t support him.”
A screengrab of the body of the fundraising email from Scott Walker Inc. Testing the Waters that appeared with the subject line "URGENT: Correction Needed."
A screengrab of the body of the fundraising email from Scott Walker Inc. Testing the Waters that appeared with the subject line “URGENT: Correction Needed.”

Claire Hanan worked at the magazine as an editor from 2012-2017. She edited the Culture section and wrote stories about all sorts of topics, including the arts, fashion, politics and more. In 2016, she was a finalist for best profile writing at the City and Regional Magazine Awards for her story "In A Flash." In 2014, she won the the Milwaukee Press gold award for best public service story for editing "Handle With Care," a service package about aging in Milwaukee. Before all this, she attended the University of Missouri's School of Journalism and New York University's Summer Publishing Institute.