FRI PM Update: Vos ‘very confident’ Foxconn bill will pass Assembly next week; new lobbying numbers in

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he’s “very confident” that the $3 billion incentive package for Foxconn will pass his chamber next week. Vos, R-Rochester, laid out a substitute amendment today he said addressed some of the concerns and suggestions that people raised during a committee hearing last week. The Assembly Committee on… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me     Forgot Password

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Rep. Barca: Statement regarding Republican amendment to Foxconn bill

Contact: Olivia Hwang 608.266.5504 Madison – Assembly Democratic Leader Peter Barca released the following statement this afternoon regarding the Assembly Republican amendment to the proposed Foxconn deal: “It’s remarkable that with a vote scheduled for Monday, we just received the Republican amendment. The legislature and the public will have little to no time to review these changes. It’s clear that Republicans are trying to rush through the process to avoid as much scrutiny as possible. We need strong protections for Wisconsin workers, contractors, and local communities for this deal to work. We also need to know that our environment is protected

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Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: Brancel applauds FDA action on ultrafiltered milk

Contact: Bill Cosh 608-224-5020 William2.Cosh@wi.gov Madison – FDA today released a guidance document announcing it will exercise enforcement discretion on the use and labeling of ultrafiltered milk. FDA says its action is intended to lessen the impact of recent trade policy changes in Canada that caused oversupply and pricing challenges in parts of the US, including Wisconsin and New York. “We appreciate the administration’s continued focus on the Wisconsin dairy industry,” said DATCP Secretary Ben Brancel. “Today’s action will open up US markets to ultrafiltered milk, and that’s a huge win for America’s Dairyland.” The US dairy industry has for

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One Wisconsin Now: Foxconn amendment keeps floodgates open for Wisconsin to pay $3 billion to hire Illinois workers

Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross released the following statements in response to Assembly Republicans’ latest version of a $3 billion taxpayer handout to a foreign corporation. Assembly Republicans announced they will hold a committee vote Monday on what would be the largest handout to a foreign company by a state in American history. “Thanks to Scott Walker and the Assembly Republicans, Wisconsin taxpayers are about to get a $3 billion case of the Mondays and at least a 25-year financial hangover. “Scott Walker’s been a politician for his entire

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Democratic Party of Wisconsin: Kevin Nicholson changes his story on choice, scrubs cemetery content from ad

Contact: Jon Knudson jonk@wisdems.org 608-260-2409 MADISON — It’s been a rough week for Kevin Nicholson, with two more examples of his dishonesty and opportunism getting headlines. First, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on Nicholson’s struggle to get his story straight on his changing views on a woman’s right to a full array of healthcare options. In a telephone news conference this week, Alexandra Acker-Lyons, former Vice Chair of College Democrats of America, spoke about her experience working with Nicholson when he was Chairman of the CDA, whose platform “endorsed a woman’s right to choose.”  “Kevin never offered an amendment counter to that

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Gov. Walker: Appoints Jeff Lyon to lead DATCP as interim secretary

Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker today appointed Jeff Lyon to lead the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection as interim secretary effective Monday, August 14, 2017. Mr. Lyon currently serves as the agency’s deputy secretary. Secretary Ben Brancel’s previously announced retirement is effective August 13, 2017. 

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Foxconn sub amendment would add worker training money, promote Wisconsin workers

The state would provide $20 million in new money to develop a plan to meet the possible job demands of a new Foxconn plant while requiring WEDC to promote Wisconsin workers “when practically possible,” under a substitute amendment released today. According to a summary of the changes from the speaker’s office, the amendment would clarify language to ensure tax credits don’t apply until a job is created with a minimum salary of $30,000 a year. See more in today’s PM Update.

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Speaker Vos: Statement- amendment to Special Session Assembly Bill 1

Contact: (608) 266-3387 Rep.Vos@legis.wi.gov Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement concerning the substitute amendment being proposed to the Special Session Assembly Bill 1, which pertains to the $10 billion Foxconn development in southeastern Wisconsin.  “The ideas put forward today in the amendment reflect our commitment to our constituents to bring the best bill forward that protects taxpayers and our natural resources while preparing Wisconsin for the biggest economic development in state history.    “We have been thorough and deliberate in our analysis of the public testimony and the legislation before us. This amendment addresses the needs of the

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Gov. Walker: Requests FEMA damage assessments in western Wisconsin

Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker requested the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conduct preliminary damage assessments next week in 11 western Wisconsin counties hit hard by flooding last month. FEMA officials will begin looking at flood damage to public infrastructure such as roads and bridges. “July was a tough month in Wisconsin with the widespread flooding across the state,” Governor Walker said. “The flooding caused millions of dollars in damage to roads, bridges, and other public infrastructure in western Wisconsin. I look forward to having FEMA in our state to assess damages as we look

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Sen. Shilling: Stop outsourcing before expanding tax breaks

Contact: Tony Palese| tony.palese@legis.wi.gov 608-266-5490 MADISON – A recent investigative report by WKOW-TV found that Gov. Walker’s jobs agency gave millions in taxpayer dollars to companies that outsourced Wisconsin jobs. Two companies specifically, Plexus Corp. and Eaton Corp., outsourced hundreds of Wisconsin jobs after receiving taxpayer subsidies from the Walker administration. “Gov. Walker’s dismal jobs record continues to raise questions about his administration’s ability to oversee a $3 billion corporate tax giveaway,” said Senate Democratic Leader Jennifer Shilling (D-La Crosse). “Wisconsin families are sick and tired of seeing their tax dollars going to companies that turn around and outsource jobs.

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Rep. Barca: Statement regarding Republican amendment to Foxconn bill

Contact: Olivia Hwang 608.266.5504 Madison – Assembly Democratic Leader Peter Barca released the following statement this afternoon regarding the Assembly Republican amendment to the proposed Foxconn deal: “It’s remarkable that with a vote scheduled for Monday, we just received the Republican amendment. The legislature and the public will have little to

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One Wisconsin Now: Foxconn amendment keeps floodgates open for Wisconsin to pay $3 billion to hire Illinois workers

Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross released the following statements in response to Assembly Republicans’ latest version of a $3 billion taxpayer handout to a foreign corporation. Assembly Republicans announced they will hold a committee vote Monday on what would

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Gov. Walker: Appoints Jeff Lyon to lead DATCP as interim secretary

Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker today appointed Jeff Lyon to lead the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection as interim secretary effective Monday, August 14, 2017. Mr. Lyon currently serves as the agency’s deputy secretary. Secretary Ben Brancel’s previously announced retirement is effective August

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Speaker Vos: Statement- amendment to Special Session Assembly Bill 1

Contact: (608) 266-3387 Rep.Vos@legis.wi.gov Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement concerning the substitute amendment being proposed to the Special Session Assembly Bill 1, which pertains to the $10 billion Foxconn development in southeastern Wisconsin.  “The ideas put forward today in the amendment reflect our commitment to our constituents

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Gov. Walker: Requests FEMA damage assessments in western Wisconsin

Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker requested the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conduct preliminary damage assessments next week in 11 western Wisconsin counties hit hard by flooding last month. FEMA officials will begin looking at flood damage to public infrastructure such as roads and bridges.

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Sen. Shilling: Stop outsourcing before expanding tax breaks

Contact: Tony Palese| tony.palese@legis.wi.gov 608-266-5490 MADISON – A recent investigative report by WKOW-TV found that Gov. Walker’s jobs agency gave millions in taxpayer dollars to companies that outsourced Wisconsin jobs. Two companies specifically, Plexus Corp. and Eaton Corp., outsourced hundreds of Wisconsin jobs after receiving taxpayer subsidies from the Walker

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