Mary Spicuzza

@MSpicuzzaMJS

Mom. @MadDanWrites wife. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter, politics and investigations. Sicilian-Irish. Blackbelt. Pulitzer finalist. [email protected]

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Joined June 2010

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Mary Spicuzza@MSpicuzzaMJS · Jan 17, 2024

This is the hardest story I've ever done. I'd be honored if you took the time to read it. My cousin was killed by a car bomb in Milwaukee. A mob boss was the top suspect. Now, I’m looking for answers. jsonline.com/story/news/inv… via @journalsentinel

MSpicuzzaMJS's tweet card. In 1978, my cousin August Palmisano died in a car bombing in downtown Milwaukee. Many suspected crime boss Frank Balistrieri. Could I find the truth?

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Mary Spicuzza@MSpicuzzaMJS · 16 h

Kohl's becomes 'meme stock' as price, trades surges on Wall St. One executive cashes in jsonline.com/story/money/bu… via @RicoReporting

MSpicuzzaMJS's tweet card. Kohl's stock closed at about $10.41 per share on July 21. When the market opened on July 22, the retailer's stock opened at $19.53 per share.

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ABC News@ABC · 19 h

BREAKING: Ozzy Osbourne, famed Black Sabbath frontman and heavy metal pioneer, has died. He was 76. Read more: abcnews.link/Gqg3ANm

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Mary Spicuzza@MSpicuzzaMJS · 21 h

Milwaukee's abandoned boat, Deep Thought, up for sale: Auction begins jsonline.com/story/news/202… via ⁦@jvanegeren⁩

MSpicuzzaMJS's tweet card. Milwaukee County hopes to recoup the $20,000 it paid a local towing company to remove the boat from Lake Michigan shoreline.

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The New York Times@nytimes · 22 h

Breaking News: Speaker Mike Johnson said he would shut down the House until September to block a vote on calling for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. nyti.ms/4nZtblR

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Kaitlan Collins@kaitlancollins · Jul 22

Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney David Oscar Markus tells CNN, “I can confirm that we are in discussions with the government and that Ghislaine will always testify truthfully. We are grateful to President Trump for his commitment to uncovering the truth in this case.”

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Mary Spicuzza@MSpicuzzaMJS · Jul 22

Life is changing for 'The Miz' as the Brewers phenom takes baseball by storm jsonline.com/story/sports/m… via ⁦@Todd_Rosiak⁩

MSpicuzzaMJS's tweet card. Jacob Misiorowski's all-star break was a whirlwind. Now, he's dealing with increasing popularity and what will likely be an innings limit.

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NYTimes Communications@NYTimesPR · Jul 22

A statement regarding @WSJ

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Carol Leonnig@CarolLeonnig · Jul 21

NEWWWSSS -- Ex-Louisville officer sentenced to 33 months in relation to Breonna Taylor’s killing - after Trump DOJ recommended one day ⁦@DavidNakamura⁩ ⁦@jeremyroebuck⁩ washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

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Peter Baker@peterbakernyt · Jul 21

Statement by @weijia on behalf of the @whca on Trump excluding the @WSJ from the White House press pool as punishment for its coverage:

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PBS News@NewsHour · Jul 22

PBS News is not going anywhere. We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air. We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.

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Mary Spicuzza@MSpicuzzaMJS · Jul 22

Packers release kicker Alex Hale after freak injury sidelines him for start of training camp jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via ⁦@TomSilverstein⁩

MSpicuzzaMJS's tweet card. The Packers released kicker Alex Hale off the non-football injury list. Hale suffered a freak injury that will sideline him several weeks.

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Scott Bauer@sbauerAP · Jul 21

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, 'Cosby Show' actor, dies at 54 in Costa Rica drowning apnews.com/article/malcol…

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David Fahrenthold@Fahrenthold · Jul 14

NEW: The V.A. was under pressure to slash spending. Then it started to feed @DOGE misleading budget cuts, inflating its progress. nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/…

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Mary Spicuzza@MSpicuzzaMJS · Jul 21

Her landlord hasn't fixed the broken door or hot water in her apartment. Can she break her lease? jsonline.com/story/news/inv… via @ItsGinaCastro

MSpicuzzaMJS's tweet card. This renter's new apartment has more issues than she signed up for. All she wants is out of this lease.

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Caden Lee Perry@cadenlperry · Jul 21

Eliotte Heinz's family gathered before a prayer vigil to ask for the community's help in finding the 22-year-old Viterbo graduate student. Eliotte was last seen on the 500 block of Front Street South at 3:20 a.m. Sunday, July 20.

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Mary Spicuzza@MSpicuzzaMJS · Jul 21

GOP megabill’s final score: $3.4T in red ink and 10 million kicked off health insurance, CBO says politi.co/40tufo8 via @politico

MSpicuzzaMJS's tweet card. The package President Donald Trump signed on July 4 would grow the deficit over the next 10 years, Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper predicts.

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Jake Sherman@JakeSherman · Jul 21

NEW -- CBO has a new cost estimate for OBBB. The law will add $3.4T to the budget deficit over the next 10 years, CBO says. CBO: "That increase in the deficit is estimated to result from a decrease in direct spending of $1.1 trillion and an decrease in revenues of $4.5…

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Mary Spicuzza@MSpicuzzaMJS · Jul 21

Metro Milwaukee ranked No. 2 in the country for recent college graduates seeking jobs jsonline.com/story/money/bu… via @RicoReporting

MSpicuzzaMJS's tweet card. The metro Milwaukee area was called one of the best places in the country for young people looking for a job, according to ADP, a HR software company.

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Mary Spicuzza@MSpicuzzaMJS · Jul 21

11,000 Northwestern Mutual advisors gather for annual meeting amid uncertain economy jsonline.com/story/money/bu… via @RicoReporting

MSpicuzzaMJS's tweet card. The Northwestern Mutual annual meeting is back at Fiserv Forum July 20-23 during a time when people feel uncertain about their economic future.

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TomDaykin@TomDaykin · Jul 21

From Sofia Joseph...Indigenous-owned Tootsie’s Tea to open storefront on Milwaukee's near west side in September. jsonline.com/story/money/bu… via @journalsentinel

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