Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Foxconn would get more than 40 percent of the nearly $3 billion in state tax breaks over a four-year period if it builds a planned $10 billion facility in Wisconsin and hits
Contact: Ethan Hollenberger (608) 266-7513 Adjusting for the real-world is needed in higher education Madison, WI – On Thursday, University of Wisconsin officials suggested an increase to base funding is necessary for essential degrees related to Foxconn. Senator Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg)
Contact: Olivia Hwang, 608.266.5504 Madison – Six Democratic Assembly leaders sent a letter to Speaker Robin Vos and Joint Committee on Finance Chairman John Nygren urging Republican leaders to hold a hearing on the Foxconn deal that would focus on the
Wisconsin Club, 900 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. For Immediate Release: Contact: Brian J. Nemoir 262.751.0448 (Milwaukee, WI)— In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Tommy G. Thompson’s first inauguration as Governor, an evening dinner gala at the Wisconsin Club will be
DWD has received the following Wisconsin Business Closing and Mass Layoff (WARN) notice: PDQ Food Stores, Inc. – On October 9, 2017, PDQ Food Stores Inc., will lay off Wisconsin employees due to its decision to sell its assets and close its
Contact: Andrew Hellpap (608) 316-9786 ahellpap@uwhealth.org MADISON, Wis. – States that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act saw a reduction in reliance on a federal income assistance program for low-income adults with disabilities, according to a study from the
Brookfield, Wis. – August 7, 2017 – Many superlatives have been used to describe the massive $10 billion announcement of the proposed Foxconn campus. “Game Changer,” “Transformative,” and “Once in a Generation” have been the most popular phrases because they
Contact: Erika Marin-Spiotta, marinspiotta@wisc.edu, 608-262-1855 MADISON – A University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor of geography is partnering with scientific societies and geoscience faculty colleagues from institutions across the country to develop sexual harassment bystander intervention training for the earth, space and environmental sciences.
Contact: Cameron Sholty cameron@will-law.org 414-727-7416 August 8, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has filed an amicus curiae brief in the hotly debated case, Gill v. Whitford, urging the United States Supreme Court to
Contact: David Kurtz 608-697-6319 (Portage, Wis.) – The following is a statement issued by Wisconsin American Legion state commander Laurel Clewell: “The Wisconsin American Legion is extremely heartened by the overwhelming, bipartisan response to concerns we raised in late July
Contact: Brian J. Nemoir 262.751.0448 (Milwaukee, WI)— In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Tommy G. Thompson’s first inauguration as Governor, an evening dinner gala at the Wisconsin Club will be held on September 18th featuring United States Speaker Paul
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Foxconn would get more than 40 percent of the nearly $3 billion in state tax breaks over a four-year period if it builds a planned $10 billion facility in Wisconsin and hits 13,000 employees, according to the Department of Revenue. The Taiwanese
Contact: Ethan Hollenberger (608) 266-7513 Adjusting for the real-world is needed in higher education Madison, WI – On Thursday, University of Wisconsin officials suggested an increase to base funding is necessary for essential degrees related to Foxconn. Senator Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg) issued the following statement: The University of Wisconsin System needs
Contact: Olivia Hwang, 608.266.5504 Madison – Six Democratic Assembly leaders sent a letter to Speaker Robin Vos and Joint Committee on Finance Chairman John Nygren urging Republican leaders to hold a hearing on the Foxconn deal that would focus on the long-term fiscal implications to state taxpayers. The letter, signed by
Wisconsin Club, 900 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. For Immediate Release: Contact: Brian J. Nemoir 262.751.0448 (Milwaukee, WI)— In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Tommy G. Thompson’s first inauguration as Governor, an evening dinner gala at the Wisconsin Club will be held on September 18th featuring United States Speaker Paul Ryan.
DWD has received the following Wisconsin Business Closing and Mass Layoff (WARN) notice: PDQ Food Stores, Inc. – On October 9, 2017, PDQ Food Stores Inc., will lay off Wisconsin employees due to its decision to sell its assets and close its locations, which will be operated under new ownership. Approximately 313
Contact: Andrew Hellpap (608) 316-9786 ahellpap@uwhealth.org MADISON, Wis. – States that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act saw a reduction in reliance on a federal income assistance program for low-income adults with disabilities, according to a study from the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Participation in the
Brookfield, Wis. – August 7, 2017 – Many superlatives have been used to describe the massive $10 billion announcement of the proposed Foxconn campus. “Game Changer,” “Transformative,” and “Once in a Generation” have been the most popular phrases because they are also the most accurate. Wisconsin simply does not get
Contact: Erika Marin-Spiotta, marinspiotta@wisc.edu, 608-262-1855 MADISON – A University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor of geography is partnering with scientific societies and geoscience faculty colleagues from institutions across the country to develop sexual harassment bystander intervention training for the earth, space and environmental sciences. “Sexual and other types of harassment create a hostile working
Contact: Cameron Sholty cameron@will-law.org 414-727-7416 August 8, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has filed an amicus curiae brief in the hotly debated case, Gill v. Whitford, urging the United States Supreme Court to decide once and for all that claims of political gerrymandering
Contact: David Kurtz 608-697-6319 (Portage, Wis.) – The following is a statement issued by Wisconsin American Legion state commander Laurel Clewell: “The Wisconsin American Legion is extremely heartened by the overwhelming, bipartisan response to concerns we raised in late July about the loss of federal grant money for Wisconsin’s homeless
Contact: Brian J. Nemoir 262.751.0448 (Milwaukee, WI)— In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Tommy G. Thompson’s first inauguration as Governor, an evening dinner gala at the Wisconsin Club will be held on September 18th featuring United States Speaker Paul Ryan. “This past May, we began the celebration of the