John Torinus: Foxconn: more politics than business

How did we get so far off the tracks in the Foxconn train wreck in Racine County? At the bottom of the debacle were two major pieces of flawed strategic thinking running all the way from the Oval Office to the then-governor’s mansion, to leaders of the GOP-led legislature.

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Pence ‘Make America Great Again’ rally

Central Wisconsin Airport, Mosinee. Doors open at 1:00 PM CDT Doors close at 2:30 PM CDT General Admission All attendees will be given a temperature check, masks which they are instructed to wear, and access to hand sanitizer. 

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Jacobsen ad slams Vos over COVID-19, legislative inaction

Dem Joel Jacobsen, who’s challenging Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester,  is up with a TV ad that slams Vos for the “Legislature he leads” not working in 180 days. The spot also says he “hasn’t lifted a finger for struggling families” but secured federal grant money for his business while others

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John Torinus: Foxconn: more politics than business

How did we get so far off the tracks in the Foxconn train wreck in Racine County? At the bottom of the debacle were two major pieces of flawed strategic thinking running all the way from the Oval Office to the then-governor’s mansion, to leaders of the GOP-led legislature.

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TUE News Summary: Wisconsin surpasses 200K COVID-19 cases; U.S. Supreme Court rules absentee ballots due by 8 p.m. on Election Day

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Tomorrow: Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett Headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Mayor Tom Barrett will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Wednesday, October 28. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership between the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com. Barrett

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Haribo to build Wisconsin campus ‘as soon as possible’

Haribo of America will begin construction later this year on its gummi production campus in Pleasant Prairie. Construction on the 136.8-acre facility along I-94 is going to begin “as soon as possible” in 2020, according to Haribo’s release. It’s the largest project in the company’s 100-year history. “HARIBO is the

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Pence ‘Make America Great Again’ rally

Central Wisconsin Airport, Mosinee. Doors open at 1:00 PM CDT Doors close at 2:30 PM CDT General Admission All attendees will be given a temperature check, masks which they are instructed to wear, and access to hand sanitizer. 

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