Morning Links for Jan. 30, 2015

Morning Links for Jan. 30, 2015

Some big announcements in Mike Lovell’s first presidential address as the top dog at Marquette University, including a unexpected partnership with the Milwaukee Bucks. Sen. Tammy Baldwin now says that a prior investigation into the VA hospital in Tomah, Wis. fell short. Should Wisconsin Republicans have consulted with legislators representing Milwaukee districts before rolling out a proposal to fight poverty? Time considers the commercial wisdom of releasing Super Bowl ads early, and why you’re seeing a lot of them now on YouTube. More evidence that the associated marketing is now more important than the game. China is locked in a…

  • Some big announcements in Mike Lovell’s first presidential address as the top dog at Marquette University, including a unexpected partnership with the Milwaukee Bucks.
  • Sen. Tammy Baldwin now says that a prior investigation into the VA hospital in Tomah, Wis. fell short.
  • Should Wisconsin Republicans have consulted with legislators representing Milwaukee districts before rolling out a proposal to fight poverty?
  • Time considers the commercial wisdom of releasing Super Bowl ads early, and why you’re seeing a lot of them now on YouTube. More evidence that the associated marketing is now more important than the game.
  • China is locked in a complicated dance with opposing tobacco use and relying heavily on its sales. A new national could ban smoking in all indoor places.

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.