THU PM Update: Foxconn says it ‘remains committed’ to deal with state

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — While Gov. Tony Evers has raised the prospect of renegotiating the Foxconn contract, the company says it “remains committed” to its deal with the state. The Taiwanese tech company also said it’s “open to further consultation, collaboration, and new ideas.” This comes a day after the guv told reporters the current document “dea… 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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Waukesha County Dept. of Health and Human Services: “Live Well Waukesha County” challenges residents to improve fitness, nutrition with free health resources

Contact: Nicole Armendariz Phone: 262-548-7902 WAUKESHA, WI – Waukesha County residents are encouraged to participate in Live Well Waukesha County, an initiative to address two of the community’s most prevalent health issues: nutrition and physical fitness. The Live Well initiative consists of two programs to address these issues; Move Well Waukesha County will offer free physical fitness events, and Eat Well Waukesha County offers free nutrition resources. Residents are invited to join the challenge, track their progress, and learn about events and activities online at www.waukeshacounty.gov/livewell. Live Well Waukesha County is an outcome of the 2017- 2018 Community Health Improvement Plan and Process (CHIPP). Recent survey results found that 70%

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WisPolitics Midday: April 18, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Sen. Amy Klobuchar will appear in Fox News Town Hall from Milwaukee. WI Supreme Court decides on proposals by GOP to restore appointments rescinded by Evers.

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U.S. Rep. Pocan: Responds to William Barr’s press conference and release of the Mueller report

Contact: Conor McCabe 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) today released the following statement regarding Attorney General William Barr’s press conference and the Mueller report being released to members of Congress and the general public. “I look forward to personally reviewing the 10 separate obstruction episodes Attorney General Barr was so eager to contradict during this morning’s political charade of a press conference.  It is shameful that the Attorney General so willfully engaged in a spin effort against the findings of the Mueller report just because the President’s feelings were “hurt”.  The fact remains that at least 16 people involved in the

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Wisconsin AFL-CIO: Applauds Executive Order to combat worker misclassification and prevent payroll fraud

Contact:  Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, released the following statement on Gov. Evers Executive Order #20 to combat worker misclassification and payroll fraud that is hurting working families and costing the state of Wisconsin. “Governor Evers’ Executive Order #20 takes an important step forward to addressing the serious problem of worker misclassification in Wisconsin. Worker misclassification is a type of fraud that cheats too many workers out of rightfully-earned wages as well as their rights, while harming other workers, taxpayers, and law-abiding businesses. By misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor or paying a worker in

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Dept. of Revenue: Tax season pushes video views past the one million mark

Contact:  Patty Mayers, Communications Director 608.266.2300 or DORCommunications@wisconsin.gov The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) recently reached a milestone with its one millionth video view, and, not surprisingly, it happened in the middle of tax season. “We have lots of information online and in printed form,” says DOR Secretary Peter Barca, “but we’ve noticed an increasing number of customers prefer to watch an instructional video, so this is just another way we can provide customers with the information they need and the service they want.” Education is the primary driver behind DOR’s videos. An example of this is the Tax 101 video

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Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation: Awards $750,000 grant for new beverage innovation center of excellence

Contact: Madeline Morgan (608) 210-6883 madeline.morgan@wedc.org MADISON, WI. – The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) has awarded a $750,000 grant to the Center for Dairy Research (CDR) to establish the Beverage Innovation Center, a new center of excellence that will provide resources to small businesses to test and develop new beverage products. “This grant will allow us to purchase specialized equipment as well as provide technical assistance to dairy producers and entrepreneurs in Wisconsin,” said CDR Director John Lucey. “When the Beverage Innovation Center is up and running, there will be no other facility quite like it in the United States.”

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Democratic National Committee: DNC on Mueller Report

In response to the release of the redacted Mueller report, DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement: “Now that we have seen some of this report, it’s obvious Congress needs to see all of it.  Rather than act as the American people’s lawyer, the attorney general has become the president’s lawyer. “The redacted report paints a stunning picture of bottomless corruption.  When a foreign adversary attacked our democracy, Donald Trump and his team were thrilled to reap the benefits.  When an investigation was launched to get to the bottom of that effort, he launched a two-year interference campaign to

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THU PM Update: Foxconn says it ‘remains committed’ to deal with state

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — While Gov. Tony Evers has raised the prospect of renegotiating the Foxconn contract, the company says it “remains committed” to its deal with the state. The Taiwanese tech company also said it’s “open to further consultation, collaboration, and new ideas.” This comes

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Waukesha County Dept. of Health and Human Services: “Live Well Waukesha County” challenges residents to improve fitness, nutrition with free health resources

Contact: Nicole Armendariz Phone: 262-548-7902 WAUKESHA, WI – Waukesha County residents are encouraged to participate in Live Well Waukesha County, an initiative to address two of the community’s most prevalent health issues: nutrition and physical fitness. The Live Well initiative consists of two programs to address these issues; Move Well Waukesha County will offer free physical

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WisPolitics Midday: April 18, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Sen. Amy Klobuchar will appear in Fox News Town Hall from Milwaukee. WI Supreme Court decides on proposals by GOP to restore appointments rescinded by Evers.

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U.S. Rep. Pocan: Responds to William Barr’s press conference and release of the Mueller report

Contact: Conor McCabe 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) today released the following statement regarding Attorney General William Barr’s press conference and the Mueller report being released to members of Congress and the general public. “I look forward to personally reviewing the 10 separate obstruction episodes Attorney General Barr was so eager

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Wisconsin AFL-CIO: Applauds Executive Order to combat worker misclassification and prevent payroll fraud

Contact:  Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, released the following statement on Gov. Evers Executive Order #20 to combat worker misclassification and payroll fraud that is hurting working families and costing the state of Wisconsin. “Governor Evers’ Executive Order #20 takes an important step forward to addressing

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Dept. of Revenue: Tax season pushes video views past the one million mark

Contact:  Patty Mayers, Communications Director 608.266.2300 or DORCommunications@wisconsin.gov The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) recently reached a milestone with its one millionth video view, and, not surprisingly, it happened in the middle of tax season. “We have lots of information online and in printed form,” says DOR Secretary Peter Barca, “but

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Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation: Awards $750,000 grant for new beverage innovation center of excellence

Contact: Madeline Morgan (608) 210-6883 madeline.morgan@wedc.org MADISON, WI. – The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) has awarded a $750,000 grant to the Center for Dairy Research (CDR) to establish the Beverage Innovation Center, a new center of excellence that will provide resources to small businesses to test and develop new beverage

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Democratic National Committee: DNC on Mueller Report

In response to the release of the redacted Mueller report, DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement: “Now that we have seen some of this report, it’s obvious Congress needs to see all of it.  Rather than act as the American people’s lawyer, the attorney general has become the

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