Morning Links for November 4, 2015

Morning Links for November 4, 2015

Chicago-area cop whose death sparked manhunt likely killed himself, authorities to announce. Journal Sentinel starts a weekly serial looking back at a still unsolved 1976 murder of a Franklin teen. State lawmakers are poised to approve changes to weaken campaign cash reporting laws and change elections board with unspecified changes by the Senate. Wisconsin’s going dark when it comes to citizens’ right to know what the heck its government is up to, argues Bill Lueders of the state freedom of information council. One more deer to fear as Jabari Parker returns to the lineup for the Milwaukee Bucks.  

Chicago-area cop whose death sparked manhunt likely killed himself, authorities to announce.

Journal Sentinel starts a weekly serial looking back at a still unsolved 1976 murder of a Franklin teen.

State lawmakers are poised to approve changes to weaken campaign cash reporting laws and change elections board with unspecified changes by the Senate.

Wisconsin’s going dark when it comes to citizens’ right to know what the heck its government is up to, argues Bill Lueders of the state freedom of information council.

One more deer to fear as Jabari Parker returns to the lineup for the Milwaukee Bucks.

 

Daniel Simmons grew up in St. Paul, Minn., the “good twin” city. He started his writing career covering the midsection for the Mayo Clinic. Since then he’s written about human smuggling by sea in San Diego, the coyote invasion of Chicago and the political circus in Madison. He also got to write about his childhood idol, Larry Bird, for Runners World. He’s the managing editor.