Much has been written about state incentives to bring high-tech manufacturer FoxConn to Wisconsin. Little has been written about proposed local incentives. The local commitment will likely be significant, so what follows are a few questions that local officials may want to consider.
We’re already on the technological stage. Now the Foxconn announcement has given us an international spotlight. It’s up to all of us to make the most of what could be a transformational opportunity for a city and region I’m proud to call home.
The $3 billion deal hatched for a new Wisconsin factory simply stinks.
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — A recent Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story highlighted the severe dysfunction of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, run by gubernatorial wannabe and Madison bureaucrat Tony Evers. Asked about the error under the weak leadership of Evers, the agency acknowledged that it does not know what percent of students graduated high school in four years in 2016. As a department spokesperson said “we don’t know.” You read that right: Tony Evers and the Department of Public Instruction don’t know what percent of students graduated high school in four years in 2016. “Maybe instead
It’s hard to imagine how the $3 billion package is going to result in an economic win for the state of Wisconsin or its taxpayers.
Two Republican legislative leaders in 1995—when the budget for highways was separated from other state spending and finally passed on Nov. 16—say it’s time to raise the state gas tax by least 5 cents.
Hamstringing charter schools through reduced autonomy, diminished authorizing options and overzealous regulation, as the NAACP’s report recommends, will cripple what truly makes charter schools work — the freedom to provide what works for the students attending their schools.
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn, who Gov. Scott Walker would like to send up to $3 billion of our tax dollars, has a troubling record when it comes to employee working conditions. According to a story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the views Foxconn CEO Terry Gou has expressed about his workforce — referring to them as “animals” and seeking management advice from a zoo director — may provide some explanation. “These comments and the attitude they reveal are outrageous,” said One Wisconsin Now Deputy Director Mike Browne. “Wisconsin workers aren’t animals
Contact: Nick Novak, 608.239.4866 MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) testified on Thursday in support of Special Session Assembly Bill 1 at a public hearing of the Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy. The legislation is part of the reason Foxconn has decided to invest $10 billion in Wisconsin to build a manufacturing plant that will create 13,000 family-supporting jobs. WMC’s General Counsel and Director of Environmental & Energy Policy Lucas Vebber called the Foxconn investment a “landmark moment” in his testimony. In addition to the incentive package included in the bill, Vebber credited Wisconsin’s pro-growth reforms as
Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker joined the Public Service Commission (PSC) today in announcing $1,500,000 in Broadband Expansion Grants, awarded to 13 projects in underserved areas throughout the state. Matching funds for these projects amounted to $2,310,475.60 for a total of $3,810,475.60 in broadband infrastructure investment. “As broadband continues to become an increasingly integral part of our lives, I know that Wisconsin businesses and families will be well-served by these continued investments,” said Governor Walker. “Internet access is a critical component of education, telemedicine, e-commerce, agribusiness, and tourism, just to name a few. No corner
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For more information: Tracey Dent, 414-502-7296 It’s that time of year again! The Peace For Change Alliance and a host of sponsors present the 2nd Annual “Sleepover For Education” The new school year is just around the corner and there are many families unable to provide their children with all the supplies they need to be successful in the classroom. This is such an important issue that we are going to spend a FULL NIGHT outside accepting donations for school supplies!!! All supplies will be donated to a Milwaukee Public School with children in need. Date: Friday, August 11 and
Contact: Maichou Lor, (608) 512-8602, mlor2@wisc.edu Barbara Bowers, (608) 263-5189, bjbowers@wisc.edu MADISON – Nursing student Maichou Lor wanted to bring her fellow Hmong community members out of the shadows and into the doctor’s office. Lor, who recently received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, was born in a refugee camp in Thailand before her family immigrated to Madison. As she pursued nursing, starting in high school, Lor discovered that the Hmong immigrant community lacked access to major medical care because low rates of literacy and English proficiency kept their health status murky. In an interdisciplinary research
Much has been written about state incentives to bring high-tech manufacturer FoxConn to Wisconsin. Little has been written about proposed local incentives. The local commitment will likely be significant, so what follows are a few questions that local officials may want to consider.
We’re already on the technological stage. Now the Foxconn announcement has given us an international spotlight. It’s up to all of us to make the most of what could be a transformational opportunity for a city and region I’m proud to call home.
The $3 billion deal hatched for a new Wisconsin factory simply stinks.
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — A recent Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story highlighted the severe dysfunction of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, run by gubernatorial wannabe and Madison bureaucrat Tony Evers. Asked about the error under the weak leadership of Evers, the agency acknowledged that it does
It’s hard to imagine how the $3 billion package is going to result in an economic win for the state of Wisconsin or its taxpayers.
Two Republican legislative leaders in 1995—when the budget for highways was separated from other state spending and finally passed on Nov. 16—say it’s time to raise the state gas tax by least 5 cents.
Hamstringing charter schools through reduced autonomy, diminished authorizing options and overzealous regulation, as the NAACP’s report recommends, will cripple what truly makes charter schools work — the freedom to provide what works for the students attending their schools.
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn, who Gov. Scott Walker would like to send up to $3 billion of our tax dollars, has a troubling record when it comes to employee working conditions. According to a story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the
Contact: Nick Novak, 608.239.4866 MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) testified on Thursday in support of Special Session Assembly Bill 1 at a public hearing of the Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy. The legislation is part of the reason Foxconn has decided to invest $10 billion in
Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker joined the Public Service Commission (PSC) today in announcing $1,500,000 in Broadband Expansion Grants, awarded to 13 projects in underserved areas throughout the state. Matching funds for these projects amounted to $2,310,475.60 for a total of $3,810,475.60 in broadband infrastructure
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For more information: Tracey Dent, 414-502-7296 It’s that time of year again! The Peace For Change Alliance and a host of sponsors present the 2nd Annual “Sleepover For Education” The new school year is just around the corner and there are many families unable to provide their children with all
Contact: Maichou Lor, (608) 512-8602, mlor2@wisc.edu Barbara Bowers, (608) 263-5189, bjbowers@wisc.edu MADISON – Nursing student Maichou Lor wanted to bring her fellow Hmong community members out of the shadows and into the doctor’s office. Lor, who recently received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, was born