THU AM Update: Foxconn still unclear on what type of screens it will produce; new transportation task force meets today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Foxconn Technology Group is still unclear on what kind of screens it’ll produce at its Mount Pleasant site and when that production would begin. The company in a statement last night said it’s reconsidering what kind of thin-film-transistor screens it’ll make and a decision w… 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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DC Wrap: GOP House members introduce series of new bills; Moore announces cancer diagnosis

Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly.   Quotes of the week President Trump’s shutdown accomplished nothing and has hurt a lot of people. Now that he has agreed to end it, we can open the government, make sure workers get a paycheck, and work together on bipartisan reform to fund border security and fix our broken immigration system. – U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, on Twitter after President Trump announced a deal last week to reopen the federal government for three weeks. The plan doesn’t

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Neubauer campaign: Unveils latest endorsements

CONTACT: Tyler Hendricks, 608-633-0704 press@judgeneubauer.com RACINE — The Judge Lisa Neubauer for Justice campaign released endorsements from Administrative Law Judge and District IV Court of Appeals candidate Jennifer Nashold, Green County Sheriff Jeff Skatrud, and retired Milwaukee County District Attorney E. Michael McCann. Judge Neubauer has been endorsed by 23 current and former Court of Appeals judges, on which both Chief Judge Neubauer and her opponent serve. Neubauer has been endorsed by over 310 judges, 24 sheriffs, and 49 district attorneys. “Judge Neubauer is the overwhelming pick of the judges who have worked with both candidates on the Court of

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WisDOT: Wisconsin DMVs resume normal business hours

For more information, contact: WisDOT Office of Public Affairs 608/266-3581, opa.exec@dot.wi.gov After a one-day closure due to extreme weather, Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Customer Service Centers will reopen on Thursday, January 31 for normal business hours. Customers can find their nearest location at: wisconsindmv.gov/centers. The website provides all the information needed regarding DMV service centers – including hours and services offered, a map, the address, estimated miles from the customer’s location, along with directions and, at larger offices, provides current wait times. However, before heading out into the cold, be sure to check (wisconsindmv.gov). Many transactions can be completed

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U.S. Rep. Duffy: Re-introduces Women’s Public Health & Safety Act

Mark Bednar; 202-738-0744  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Insurance, today re-introduced the Women’s Public Health & Safety Act. The legislation would empower states to exclude abortion providers from receiving Medicaid funds. Congressman Duffy released the following statement upon the re-introduction of the Women’s Public Health & Safety Act: “Grotesque abortion laws threaten the lives of the unborn throughout the nation, most notably the legislation in New York and Virginia where babies can be murdered by abortion providers up until the day they are born. Now more than ever, the American

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U.S. Rep. Gallagher: Introduces the Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019

Contact: Madison Wiberg Madison.Wiberg@mail.house.gov Backed by Leaders in Wisconsin’s Business & Ag Community  Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Mike Gallagher (WI-8) introduced the Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019, legislation to require the president to submit to Congress any proposal to adjust imports in the interest of national security under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. A companion bill was also introduced in the Senate. Under the new bill, Members of Congress have a 60-day period following submission to review the president’s proposal. A joint resolution to approve the proposal would qualify for expedited consideration in both chambers.

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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.

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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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THU AM Update: Foxconn still unclear on what type of screens it will produce; new transportation task force meets today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Foxconn Technology Group is still unclear on what kind of screens it’ll produce at its Mount Pleasant site and when that production would begin. The company in a statement last night said it’s reconsidering what kind of thin-film-transistor

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Neubauer campaign: Unveils latest endorsements

CONTACT: Tyler Hendricks, 608-633-0704 press@judgeneubauer.com RACINE — The Judge Lisa Neubauer for Justice campaign released endorsements from Administrative Law Judge and District IV Court of Appeals candidate Jennifer Nashold, Green County Sheriff Jeff Skatrud, and retired Milwaukee County District Attorney E. Michael McCann. Judge Neubauer has been endorsed by 23

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WisDOT: Wisconsin DMVs resume normal business hours

For more information, contact: WisDOT Office of Public Affairs 608/266-3581, opa.exec@dot.wi.gov After a one-day closure due to extreme weather, Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Customer Service Centers will reopen on Thursday, January 31 for normal business hours. Customers can find their nearest location at: wisconsindmv.gov/centers. The website provides all the

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U.S. Rep. Duffy: Re-introduces Women’s Public Health & Safety Act

Mark Bednar; 202-738-0744  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Insurance, today re-introduced the Women’s Public Health & Safety Act. The legislation would empower states to exclude abortion providers from receiving Medicaid funds. Congressman Duffy released the following statement upon the re-introduction

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U.S. Rep. Gallagher: Introduces the Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019

Contact: Madison Wiberg Madison.Wiberg@mail.house.gov Backed by Leaders in Wisconsin’s Business & Ag Community  Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Mike Gallagher (WI-8) introduced the Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019, legislation to require the president to submit to Congress any proposal to adjust imports in the interest of national security under Section

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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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