The Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy pushed through the $3 billion incentive package for Foxconn this evening over Dem objections. The bill passed following the party-line adoption of a GOP substitute amendment that would add $20 million for a
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy was still meeting this afternoon after members shot down all proposed Dem changes to the Foxconn bill and adopted a substitute amendment Assembly GOP
Republicans shortly before 5 p.m. passed the substitute amendment to the Foxconn bill on an 8-5 party line vote. The substitute amendment would add $20 million for a worker training program and require that the final contract with Foxconn encourage
Contact: David Crowley 608.266.5580 Madison, Wisconsin – State Representative David Crowley (D-Milwaukee) issued the following statement regarding his vote on Assembly Special Session Bill 1, relating to the authorization of an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone for Foxconn Technology
Most of the remaining Dem amendments to the Foxconn bill were rejected on party-line votes this afternoon ahead of committee members ultimately taking up the $3 billion incentive package for the Taiwanese company. The Assembly Committee on Jobs and the
I am saddened to have learned of the death of Don Sykes. Prior to my service at the City of Milwaukee, I worked at Employ Milwaukee which was formerly known as the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board (MAWIB) and headed
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Contact: U.S. Rep. Moore “As we mourn for Heather Heyer and her family, we are reminded that we cannot fight for justice alone. We are all in this together, regardless of our ethnicity or political philosophy. Now is the time for
Contact: Cameron Sholty, WILL Communications Director 414-727-7416 262-409-9816 cameron@will-law.org Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Tomorrow in Ozaukee County Circuit Court at 11:00 am, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty will argue against a motion filed by the state of Wisconsin in support of its protectionist
The Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy this afternoon shot down a series of Dem amendments to the Foxconn bill, including one that would have revoked the Taiwanese company’s tax credit eligibility if 70 percent of its workforce isn’t made
Contact: Dennis Hughes 608-371-3485 dennis@cathymyersforcongress.com Democratic Congressional Candidate Cathy Myers, who is challenging Speaker Ryan to represent Wisconsin’s First Congressional District, announced her opposition to the $3 billion Foxconn proposal today. “We need jobs, but not at this price. The
Contact: Jon Knudson 608-260-2409 jonk@wisdems.org Madison, Wisconsin – The following are statements from the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Martha Laning and Vice Chair David Bowen. “My heart goes out to the victims of violence in Charlottesville at the hands
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director (608) 444-3483 mike@OneWisconsinNow.org Madison, Wisconsin — The State Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy is scheduled to vote today on legislation implementing a proposal to give $3 billion plus in state and local subsidies for Taiwanese
The Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy pushed through the $3 billion incentive package for Foxconn this evening over Dem objections. The bill passed following the party-line adoption of a GOP substitute amendment that would add $20 million for a worker training program and require that the final contract with
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy was still meeting this afternoon after members shot down all proposed Dem changes to the Foxconn bill and adopted a substitute amendment Assembly GOP leaders released Friday. Almost two dozen Dem amendments were rejected
Republicans shortly before 5 p.m. passed the substitute amendment to the Foxconn bill on an 8-5 party line vote. The substitute amendment would add $20 million for a worker training program and require that the final contract with Foxconn encourage the Taiwanese company to hire Wisconsin workers “when practically possible.”
Contact: David Crowley 608.266.5580 Madison, Wisconsin – State Representative David Crowley (D-Milwaukee) issued the following statement regarding his vote on Assembly Special Session Bill 1, relating to the authorization of an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone for Foxconn Technology Group. “Today I voted against the Foxconn legislation because somebody
Most of the remaining Dem amendments to the Foxconn bill were rejected on party-line votes this afternoon ahead of committee members ultimately taking up the $3 billion incentive package for the Taiwanese company. The Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy shot down almost two dozen Dem proposals in just
I am saddened to have learned of the death of Don Sykes. Prior to my service at the City of Milwaukee, I worked at Employ Milwaukee which was formerly known as the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board (MAWIB) and headed by Mr. Sykes from 2007 until his retirement in 2014.
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Contact: U.S. Rep. Moore “As we mourn for Heather Heyer and her family, we are reminded that we cannot fight for justice alone. We are all in this together, regardless of our ethnicity or political philosophy. Now is the time for those who have yet to feel the sting of oppression
Contact: Cameron Sholty, WILL Communications Director 414-727-7416 262-409-9816 cameron@will-law.org Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Tomorrow in Ozaukee County Circuit Court at 11:00 am, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty will argue against a motion filed by the state of Wisconsin in support of its protectionist butter law. In March, on behalf of four consumers and
The Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy this afternoon shot down a series of Dem amendments to the Foxconn bill, including one that would have revoked the Taiwanese company’s tax credit eligibility if 70 percent of its workforce isn’t made up of Wisconsin residents The committee’s executive session, which kicked
Contact: Dennis Hughes 608-371-3485 dennis@cathymyersforcongress.com Democratic Congressional Candidate Cathy Myers, who is challenging Speaker Ryan to represent Wisconsin’s First Congressional District, announced her opposition to the $3 billion Foxconn proposal today. “We need jobs, but not at this price. The $3 billion public handout to a foreign corporation is unprecedented
Contact: Jon Knudson 608-260-2409 jonk@wisdems.org Madison, Wisconsin – The following are statements from the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Martha Laning and Vice Chair David Bowen. “My heart goes out to the victims of violence in Charlottesville at the hands of white nationalists, neo-Nazis, and other hate groups that joined
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director (608) 444-3483 mike@OneWisconsinNow.org Madison, Wisconsin — The State Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy is scheduled to vote today on legislation implementing a proposal to give $3 billion plus in state and local subsidies for Taiwanese based electronics manufacturer Foxconn to locate a factory in Southeastern