WED PM Update: Parties disagree over reduced revenue projections, Foxconn’s changed plans for WI

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers’ administration said it’s time for “an honest conversation” about the challenges facing the state after the Legislative Fiscal Bureau dropped revenue projections through mid-2021. But one of the GOP co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee pointed to the additional $2.4 billion the state will have to spend throu… 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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Gov. Evers: Announces Transportation Stakeholder Task Force

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Governor Tony Evers today announced the membership of the Transportation Stakeholder Task Force, a group comprised of experts who understand and represent the comprehensive needs of Wisconsin’s transportation system. Under Governor Evers’ leadership the Wisconsin Department of Transportation has formed the Transportation Stakeholder Task Force. Together, this group will discuss the state’s critical transportation issues and seek solutions to these challenges. “The topic of addressing the current and future needs of Wisconsin’s transportation system affects all of Wisconsin’s residents and businesses,” said Gov. Evers. “A comprehensive, long-term solution to the state’s transportation needs is

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WEDC changing procedures on Foxconn following Legislative Audit Bureau report

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. is changing its procedures to ensure Foxconn can only collect tax credits on workers living in the state, following the recommendation of a recent Legislative Audit Bureau report.   At a board meeting yesterday in Madison, WEDC CEO Mark Hogan said the agency initially considered some workers outside the state as qualifying for tax credits, because their wages would be taxed by the state.   “LAB came in, they said they did not agree with that,” Hogan said. “We looked at it, we researched it, and we’ve agreed. We agree with the LAB’s recommendation, and

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Great Lakes Coalition: Director Todd Ambs headed to Wisconsin DNR

Contact: Jordan Lubetkin, lubetkin@nwf.org, (734) 904-1589 ANN ARBOR, MICH. (January 30, 2019)—Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition Director Todd Ambs will be leaving the Coalition to serve as the assistant deputy secretary at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the Coalition announced today. A search for a replacement will be launched soon. During Amb’s five-year tenure, the Coalition secured more than $1.5 billion in federal funding to protect and restore the Great Lakes and worked with Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress to beat back attempts to cut Great Lakes investments. Under his leadership, the Coalition has elevated the importance

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Racine County, Village of Mount Pleasant, Racine County Economic Development Corp.: Local leaders address reported changes to Foxconn’s plans in Racine County

262-770-5189 Info@FoxconnRacineCounty.com FoxconnRacineCounty.com Mount Pleasant, Wis. – January 30, 2019 – The following joint statement was issued today by Village of Mount Pleasant President David DeGroot, Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave and Jenny Trick, Executive Director of the Racine County Economic Development Corporation (RCEDC) regarding reported changes to Foxconn’s plans for its Racine County facility: To date, Foxconn has invested over $200 million in Wisconsin.  We have seen much of this locally – including Foxconn’s investment in more than $100 million in construction contracts that have transformed the project site, the completion of the first 120,000 square foot building on the

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Rep. Anderson: Foxconn breaks promises again

Contact: Logan Vidal logan.vidal@legis.wisconsin.gov, (804) 350-5112 Fitchburg – In response to news that Foxconn no longer plans to build LCD screens at the Foxconn site in Racine, Rep. Anderson released the following statement: “When the Foxconn project was announced, I was deeply skeptical of Scott Walker’s plan to shell out a record amount of taxpayer dollars to a foreign corporation. And once we learned how Wisconsinites would be on the hook for over $4 Billion dollars with only minimal accountability standards, I was outraged. Even more concerning was that the WEDC was given carte blanche to oversee the deal. This

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One Wisconsin Now: New questions about Robin Vos, GOP’s lame duck law changes as Foxconn scales back Wisconsin operation

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 GOP Grabbed Control of Agency Overseeing Deal, Reduced Accountability Before Foxconn Suggests ‘Modifications’ to Biggest Ever State Subsidy of Foreign Corporation MADISON, Wis. — According to media reports, Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn intends to drastically scale back its proposed Wisconsin operation, again. The latest developments in the troubled deal cut by Wisconsin Republicans, the largest ever state subsidy to a foreign corporation, raises new questions about their actions in a sore loser post election session to roll back accountability and increase their power over the agency administering the agreement. “Robin Vos

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WisDems: Wisconsin Republicans own Foxconn’s failures

Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org MADISON — Robin Vos and Scott Fitzgerald, who teamed up with former governor Scott Walker to dole out $4.5 billion of taxpayer money to a foreign corporation with a bad track record, have gone on the defensive after yet another announcement from Foxconn that the corporation would be scaling back its plan to build in Wisconsin. Foxconn, which has virtually no tax liability thanks to a 2013 Republican bill, has made multiple backtracks on its original promise, even failing to follow through on its 2018 job creation goal. “This deal was reckless from the beginning,” said

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Announces more than $3 million in education and training grants for Wisconsin youth

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 Federal funding to help connect at-risk youth to meaningful employment, higher education and civic engagement WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today announced more than $3 million in U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) YouthBuild grant funding for three Wisconsin organizations to better connect at-risk youth to employment and training opportunities. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Baldwin worked to secure funding for DOL’s YouthBuild program in strengthening our workforce and creating career pathways for young Wisconsinites. The DOL grants were awarded to Employ Milwaukee, Inc. ($989,508), Community Action, Inc. of Rock and Walworth Counties in

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Rep. Spreitzer: Statement on latest Foxconn news

Contact: Rep. Mark Spreitzer, 608-313-4509 State Representative Mark Spreitzer, D-Beloit, released the following statement regarding the latest news on the Foxconn deal: “Foxconn has fallen short on another promise to our state. What was originally billed as a multi-billion dollar deal with thousands of new jobs is now slipping away. This is distressing news for Wisconsin taxpayers. ”State and local governments have already committed millions of dollars and delayed other critical projects to make the original deal work, and we deserve to at least see a return on those investments. If today’s news were a surprise, it would be a

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U.S. Rep. Grothman: Introduces bill to support immigrant self-sufficiency

Contact: Timothy Svoboda, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today introduced H.R. 848, which will require an individual to be a U.S. citizen in order to receive welfare benefits, such as Medicare, Medicaid and SNAP. H.R. 848 will encourage more hard-working immigrants to come to America, while discouraging those who only seek to come here to take advantage of our welfare state. A study published in 2015 shows that both legal and illegal immigrant households take advantage of the welfare system far more than native-born households. Moreover, Politifact confirms that half of immigrant families receive some form of welfare. It is estimated that H.R. 848 would save taxpayers $60 billion in its first year. “The welfare

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Gov. Evers: Secretary-designee Joel Brennan responds to Foxconn statement

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Following is a statement from Wisconsin Department of Administration Secretary-designee Joel Brennan in response to recent developments in the Foxconn project: “The administration is in regular, weekly communication with senior leadership at Foxconn, however, we were surprised to learn about this development. “While some of the information reported today has been previously reported publicly, other details about the continuing evolution of this project will require further review and evaluation by our team. Our team has been in contact with Foxconn since learning this news and will continue to monitor the project to ensure the

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Sen. Fitzgerald, Rep. Vos: Joint statement: Foxconn’s plans in Wisconsin

Contact: Rep. Robin Vos (608) 266-9171 Sen. Scott Fitzgerald (608) 266-5660 Madison…Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) released the following statement on the Foxconn commitment to Wisconsin. “In a short time, Foxconn has made a positive impact across Wisconsin with more than 1,000 new jobs, an investment of $200 million, three innovation centers and one of the largest gifts ever of $100 million to the UW-Madison. We don’t blame Foxconn for altering plans in an ever-changing technology business. It’s also not surprising Foxconn would rethink building a manufacturing plant in Wisconsin under the Evers

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Sen. Darling, Rep. Nygren: Wisconsin to see additional $2.4 billion in funds

Contact: Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) 1-608-266-2343 The Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Finance, State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) and Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills), released the following statement after Republican reforms delivered $2.4 billion in additional revenue for the next state budget. “Long gone are the days of the budget mismanagement left by Governor Doyle. The fact is, Governor Evers is inheriting the best budget scenario in a generation. Tax collections and ending balances are at record highs as a result of Republican reforms, strong economic activity, and responsible budgeting by state agencies.”

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Gov. Evers: Announces Transportation Stakeholder Task Force

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Governor Tony Evers today announced the membership of the Transportation Stakeholder Task Force, a group comprised of experts who understand and represent the comprehensive needs of Wisconsin’s transportation system. Under Governor Evers’ leadership the Wisconsin Department of Transportation has formed the Transportation Stakeholder Task

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Great Lakes Coalition: Director Todd Ambs headed to Wisconsin DNR

Contact: Jordan Lubetkin, lubetkin@nwf.org, (734) 904-1589 ANN ARBOR, MICH. (January 30, 2019)—Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition Director Todd Ambs will be leaving the Coalition to serve as the assistant deputy secretary at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the Coalition announced today. A search for a replacement will be launched

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Racine County, Village of Mount Pleasant, Racine County Economic Development Corp.: Local leaders address reported changes to Foxconn’s plans in Racine County

262-770-5189 Info@FoxconnRacineCounty.com FoxconnRacineCounty.com Mount Pleasant, Wis. – January 30, 2019 – The following joint statement was issued today by Village of Mount Pleasant President David DeGroot, Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave and Jenny Trick, Executive Director of the Racine County Economic Development Corporation (RCEDC) regarding reported changes to Foxconn’s plans for

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Rep. Anderson: Foxconn breaks promises again

Contact: Logan Vidal logan.vidal@legis.wisconsin.gov, (804) 350-5112 Fitchburg – In response to news that Foxconn no longer plans to build LCD screens at the Foxconn site in Racine, Rep. Anderson released the following statement: “When the Foxconn project was announced, I was deeply skeptical of Scott Walker’s plan to shell out

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One Wisconsin Now: New questions about Robin Vos, GOP’s lame duck law changes as Foxconn scales back Wisconsin operation

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 GOP Grabbed Control of Agency Overseeing Deal, Reduced Accountability Before Foxconn Suggests ‘Modifications’ to Biggest Ever State Subsidy of Foreign Corporation MADISON, Wis. — According to media reports, Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn intends to drastically scale back its proposed Wisconsin operation,

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WisDems: Wisconsin Republicans own Foxconn’s failures

Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org MADISON — Robin Vos and Scott Fitzgerald, who teamed up with former governor Scott Walker to dole out $4.5 billion of taxpayer money to a foreign corporation with a bad track record, have gone on the defensive after yet another announcement from Foxconn that the corporation

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Announces more than $3 million in education and training grants for Wisconsin youth

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 Federal funding to help connect at-risk youth to meaningful employment, higher education and civic engagement WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today announced more than $3 million in U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) YouthBuild grant funding for three Wisconsin organizations to better connect at-risk youth to employment and

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Rep. Spreitzer: Statement on latest Foxconn news

Contact: Rep. Mark Spreitzer, 608-313-4509 State Representative Mark Spreitzer, D-Beloit, released the following statement regarding the latest news on the Foxconn deal: “Foxconn has fallen short on another promise to our state. What was originally billed as a multi-billion dollar deal with thousands of new jobs is now slipping away.

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U.S. Rep. Grothman: Introduces bill to support immigrant self-sufficiency

Contact: Timothy Svoboda, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today introduced H.R. 848, which will require an individual to be a U.S. citizen in order to receive welfare benefits, such as Medicare, Medicaid and SNAP. H.R. 848 will encourage more hard-working immigrants to come to America, while discouraging those who only seek to

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Gov. Evers: Secretary-designee Joel Brennan responds to Foxconn statement

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Following is a statement from Wisconsin Department of Administration Secretary-designee Joel Brennan in response to recent developments in the Foxconn project: “The administration is in regular, weekly communication with senior leadership at Foxconn, however, we were surprised to learn about this development. “While some

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Sen. Fitzgerald, Rep. Vos: Joint statement: Foxconn’s plans in Wisconsin

Contact: Rep. Robin Vos (608) 266-9171 Sen. Scott Fitzgerald (608) 266-5660 Madison…Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) released the following statement on the Foxconn commitment to Wisconsin. “In a short time, Foxconn has made a positive impact across Wisconsin with more than 1,000 new

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Sen. Darling, Rep. Nygren: Wisconsin to see additional $2.4 billion in funds

Contact: Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) 1-608-266-2343 The Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Finance, State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) and Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills), released the following statement after Republican reforms delivered $2.4 billion in additional revenue for the next state budget. “Long

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