June 24, 2015The Daily Mil

Morning Links for June 24, 2015

An Oak Creek flag manufacturer will stop making Confederate flags, Waukesha County elects a new state senator, state Rep. David Bowen makes waves, and we’re giving away Summerfest tickets!

BY Dan Shafer

Good morning, and welcome to Wednesday.

America’s largest manufacturer of flags and flagpoles — Oak Creek-based Eder Manufacturing — will no longer sell or manufacture Confederate flags.

Barring a shocking Democratic upset in Waukesha County, Chris Kapenga will be the newest state senator after winning the 33rd Senate District Republican primary. WisPolitics has more.

State Rep. David Bowen of Milwaukee released a statement on the “white supremacist terrorist attack on Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina” that is particularly critical of “mainstream conservative media,” raising several concerns about racism and hatred.

National Journal says “no Republican presidential aspirant has a stake in the Supreme Court case that could invalidate the Affordable Care Act’s tax subsidies for millions of Americans quite like Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.”

Summerfest begins today (we’re excited!) and we’ll giving away FREE tickets on our Facebook page today.

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.