Pfister Hotel 424 E Wisconsin Ave Milwaukee, WI 53202 The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors’ (SIOR’s) Midwest Chapters Gather in Milwaukee for Regional Conference WHAT: The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) — the world’s leading professional industrial
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker announced today he is seeking applicants for appointment to the Price County Circuit Court. The new appointee will replace outgoing Price County Circuit Court Judge Douglas T. Fox, whose resignation is effective October
Contact: Rep. Mark Spreitzer, 608-313-4509 MADISON- Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly met in Special Session to consider August 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 1 (SS AB 1), otherwise known as the “Foxconn bill.” Introduced merely 2 weeks ago and rushed to a
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 ‘Anyone Voting for This Historically Bad Deal Has a Lot of Explaining to Do to Their Constituents’ MADISON, Wis. — The State Assembly is scheduled to debate legislation today to implement the largest subsidy
Contact: Tom Sheehan Court Information Officer (608) 261-6640 Madison, Wis. (Aug. 17, 2017) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court, in cooperation with the State Bar of Wisconsin, invites high-school classes from throughout Wisconsin to Madison to participate in the award-winning Court with Class program.
Contact: Rep. David Crowley, 608.266.5580 MADISON – Today, member of the Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy Rep. David Crowley (D-Milwaukee) offered the Democratic Weekly Radio Address on the Assembly bill that will offer $3 billion of incentives to Foxconn:
Contact: Noel Fritsch Email: NoelF@ElectNehlen.com Phone: 202.374.7371 Delavan, WI – Republican businessman Paul Nehlen released the following statement today: “As a candidate for political office in Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district, I stand with President Trump in opposing our nation’s history and culture
Contact: Evan Zeppos 414-491- 6610 enzeppos@michaelbeststrategies.com Foundation board chair says voluntary action will protect endowment, allow restructuring and help group resume mission OSHKOSH, WIS — The UW Oshkosh Foundation, Inc. today said a policy flip flop and ill-advised political gamesmanship
Contact: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WIWorkforce On Twitter: @WIWorkforce MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revisions for June and preliminary estimates for July covering employment and job
Shortly after debate kicked off this afternoon on the Foxconn bill, a Dem motion to send the incentive package to the Joint Finance Committee failed on a 57-32 party-line vote. The Senate is already set to take up the bill in
To help shed light on a complex deliberation, we’ve asked three of the smartest economists in Wisconsin (or with Wisconsin roots) to share their thoughts prior to action in Madison. Their initial takes — one skeptical, one largely sanguine and one against — are included, along with an analysis of the prospects for Taiwan-based Foxconn and LCD technology.
Why are we working so hard to give away billions, which we usually say we can’t find, to a foreign company with a sketchy history than our own Wisconsin companies and business owners who are already committed to our state?
Legislative language suggests this. What are the deal’s true aims and costs?
The Assembly this afternoon adopted a resolution condemning the violence that occurred in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend, along with the “racist, intolerable views that caused that deeply tragic day.” The resolution, adopted with bipartisan support, further condemns the “white
Our calculations help drive home the point that it may be wishful thinking to believe that the huge subsidies Wisconsin is considering granting to Foxconn would be offset by increased tax revenue by 2043.
With a significant labor shortage in Wisconsin and neighboring states, will Foxconn pay enough to recruit people from around the U.S. to move to southeastern Wisconsin as our existing working age resident population declines?
History shows that conveniently ignoring white supremacy will only let it fester and grow. This is an American issue that has brewed for too long, and requires all of our attention.
Pfister Hotel 424 E Wisconsin Ave Milwaukee, WI 53202 The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors’ (SIOR’s) Midwest Chapters Gather in Milwaukee for Regional Conference WHAT: The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) — the world’s leading professional industrial and office real estate association — will be hosting its
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker announced today he is seeking applicants for appointment to the Price County Circuit Court. The new appointee will replace outgoing Price County Circuit Court Judge Douglas T. Fox, whose resignation is effective October 6, 2017. The new appointee, should he or she choose
Contact: Rep. Mark Spreitzer, 608-313-4509 MADISON- Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly met in Special Session to consider August 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 1 (SS AB 1), otherwise known as the “Foxconn bill.” Introduced merely 2 weeks ago and rushed to a vote, SS AB 1 is the largest incentive package given
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 ‘Anyone Voting for This Historically Bad Deal Has a Lot of Explaining to Do to Their Constituents’ MADISON, Wis. — The State Assembly is scheduled to debate legislation today to implement the largest subsidy by a state to a foreign corporation in history. The
Contact: Tom Sheehan Court Information Officer (608) 261-6640 Madison, Wis. (Aug. 17, 2017) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court, in cooperation with the State Bar of Wisconsin, invites high-school classes from throughout Wisconsin to Madison to participate in the award-winning Court with Class program. Since 1996, thousands of public, private and home-schooled students have
Contact: Rep. David Crowley, 608.266.5580 MADISON – Today, member of the Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy Rep. David Crowley (D-Milwaukee) offered the Democratic Weekly Radio Address on the Assembly bill that will offer $3 billion of incentives to Foxconn: “Right now, this deal is more like a gamble without
Contact: Noel Fritsch Email: NoelF@ElectNehlen.com Phone: 202.374.7371 Delavan, WI – Republican businessman Paul Nehlen released the following statement today: “As a candidate for political office in Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district, I stand with President Trump in opposing our nation’s history and culture being ripped apart with the removal and desecration of historic
Contact: Evan Zeppos 414-491- 6610 enzeppos@michaelbeststrategies.com Foundation board chair says voluntary action will protect endowment, allow restructuring and help group resume mission OSHKOSH, WIS — The UW Oshkosh Foundation, Inc. today said a policy flip flop and ill-advised political gamesmanship by the UW Board of Regents have forced the educational
Contact: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WIWorkforce On Twitter: @WIWorkforce MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revisions for June and preliminary estimates for July covering employment and job statistics for the state of Wisconsin. In brief, the seasonally
Shortly after debate kicked off this afternoon on the Foxconn bill, a Dem motion to send the incentive package to the Joint Finance Committee failed on a 57-32 party-line vote. The Senate is already set to take up the bill in JFC, likely next week. But Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca,
To help shed light on a complex deliberation, we’ve asked three of the smartest economists in Wisconsin (or with Wisconsin roots) to share their thoughts prior to action in Madison. Their initial takes — one skeptical, one largely sanguine and one against — are included, along with an analysis of the prospects for Taiwan-based Foxconn and LCD technology.
Why are we working so hard to give away billions, which we usually say we can’t find, to a foreign company with a sketchy history than our own Wisconsin companies and business owners who are already committed to our state?
Legislative language suggests this. What are the deal’s true aims and costs?
The Assembly this afternoon adopted a resolution condemning the violence that occurred in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend, along with the “racist, intolerable views that caused that deeply tragic day.” The resolution, adopted with bipartisan support, further condemns the “white supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and all those who
Our calculations help drive home the point that it may be wishful thinking to believe that the huge subsidies Wisconsin is considering granting to Foxconn would be offset by increased tax revenue by 2043.
With a significant labor shortage in Wisconsin and neighboring states, will Foxconn pay enough to recruit people from around the U.S. to move to southeastern Wisconsin as our existing working age resident population declines?
History shows that conveniently ignoring white supremacy will only let it fester and grow. This is an American issue that has brewed for too long, and requires all of our attention.
