Veteran political journalist Craig Gilbert talks November elections at Newsmaker Luncheon

Craig Gilbert, former Washington bureau chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and current Lubar Fellow at Marquette University Law School, was the guest speaker at a Newsmaker Luncheon Oct. 16, 2024, hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics at the Newsroom Pub in Milwaukee.
During his 35 years at the Journal Sentinel, Gilbert’s reporting...

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