Rep. VanderMeer fundraiser

Fundraiser for Representative Nancy VanderMeer with Special Guest Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch Date: Thursday, August 10th Time: 5:00-6:30 pm Location: Greenfield Town Hall Address: 11575 Fisher Road  Tomah, WI 54660 Suggested Contribution: $50 Please Make Checks Payable to: Nancy 4 Wisconsin PO Box 704 Sparta,

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Scott Walker: Foxconn will transform our state

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Wisconsin, and there’s no doubt it will have a transformational effect on our state for generations to come, just as Silicon Valley transformed the San Francisco Bay area, or the Research Triangle transformed the Carolinas.

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Jonathan Brostoff: Why I oppose the Foxconn deal

For the $3 billion demanded by Foxconn, we can fix every pothole in the state with Wisconsin workers, reduce our public school classroom sizes by hiring hundreds of new teachers, reinvest in our University System and still have money left over! Instead, Walker is working with billionaire private interests to fleece the public and demand we pay the price tag.

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MON PM Update: Lawmakers to caucus Tuesday on Foxconn bill timeline; bonding proposal could rework budget discussion

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — It could be mid-August before the Legislature votes on legislation providing incentives for Foxconn to build a plant in Wisconsin as lawmakers dive into details that include up to $252 million in contingency bonding for I-94 north-south and rollbacks of environmental regulations.

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Waukesha County Exec. Farrow: State legislators: Bring Wisconn Valley to Wisconsin and secure our future

Contact: Nicole Armendariz Phone: 262-548-7902 Email: narmendariz@waukeshacounty.gov Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow: This week, Wisconsin lawmakers will convene for a special session to consider legislation that will solidify Foxconn coming to Wisconsin. Today I am urging bipartisan support for the bill in order to bring thousands of jobs and a new era

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Midwest Environmental Advocates: Foxconn legislation rushed to pass environmental law exemptions

Public denied time to look at environmental impacts Contact: Sarah Geers, Staff Attorney, (608)251-5047 x 5, sgeers@midwestadvocates.org Stacy Harbaugh, Communications Director, 608-25-5047 x1,  sharbaugh@midwestadvocates.org   MADISON, WI – In a short-sighted rush to give away Wisconsin’s resources to a multi-national corporation, state legislators are pushing to pass a bill to exempt the Foxconn

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WisGOP: FACTS: Senator Tammy Baldwin failed veterans at the Tomah VA

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 When Sen. Baldwin Had the Chance to Protect Wisconsin’s Heroes, She Defended the Washington Status Quo Instead [Madison, WI]— As Senator Baldwin turns her attention towards November 2018, it’s no surprise she wants to rewrite history at the Tomah VA. She was the only member

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UW-Madison: Undocumented immigration doesn’t worsen drug, alcohol problems in U.S., study indicates

Contact: Michael Light, 608-262-1217, mlight@ssc.wisc.edu MADISON – Despite being saddled with many factors associated with drug and alcohol problems, undocumented immigrants are not increasing the prevalence of drug and alcohol crimes and deaths in the United States, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health. Researchers led

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Rep. VanderMeer fundraiser

Fundraiser for Representative Nancy VanderMeer with Special Guest Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch Date: Thursday, August 10th Time: 5:00-6:30 pm Location: Greenfield Town Hall Address: 11575 Fisher Road  Tomah, WI 54660 Suggested Contribution: $50 Please Make Checks Payable to: Nancy 4 Wisconsin PO Box 704 Sparta, WI 54656 Please RSVP to Paige George at pgeorge@wisgop.info or (608) 257-8030

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Scott Walker: Foxconn will transform our state

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Wisconsin, and there’s no doubt it will have a transformational effect on our state for generations to come, just as Silicon Valley transformed the San Francisco Bay area, or the Research Triangle transformed the Carolinas.

Read More »

Jonathan Brostoff: Why I oppose the Foxconn deal

For the $3 billion demanded by Foxconn, we can fix every pothole in the state with Wisconsin workers, reduce our public school classroom sizes by hiring hundreds of new teachers, reinvest in our University System and still have money left over! Instead, Walker is working with billionaire private interests to fleece the public and demand we pay the price tag.

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