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Contact: Senator Fred Risser 608-266-1627 Largest state taxpayer giveaway to a foreign corporation in U.S. history State Senator Fred Risser (D-Madison) said that today’s passage by the Senate of the Foxconn legislation is a breathtaking sweetheart deal that sells out
Contact: Sen. Leah Vukmir (608) 266-2512 Sen.Vukmir@legis.wi.gov MADISON, Wis. — Senate Assistant Majority Leader Leah Vukmir, R–Brookfield, issued the following statement Tuesday upon passage of the Foxconn bill in the state Senate: “Wisconsinites have been calling on their elected officials
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker released the following statement after the Wisconsin State Senate passed the Wisconn Valley Special Session legislation with bipartisan support. “Thank you to the members of the State Senate for passing
The state Senate Tuesday approved 20-13 an amended $3 billion incentive package for the Taiwanese tech company Foxconn, with GOP Sen. Robert Cowles opposing it and Dem Bob Wirch voting for the proposal. Democrats called it a corporate giveaway to
The Senate is now debating the overall Foxconn incentive package after rejecting a series of Dem amendments and approving two authored by Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau. One, which passed earlier today, would state WEDC “shall establish job creation thresholds”
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald introduced an amendment to the Foxconn bill that would maintain the appeals court’s role in any lawsuits filed over decisions related to the economic development zone where
All were supposed to solve transportation budget impasse. None did.
Assuming that it passes largely as currently written, which is expected, this budget is the muffled whimper that marks the end of Wisconsin’s conservative reformation.
Or how to run for U.S. Senate in the land of scorched-earth politics.
The past five years have seen an unprecedented makeover in longstanding principles of state-level administrative law. These changes shift power away from agencies and toward courts, the legislature, and the governor.
The Menominee River on the Wisconsin-Michigan border has landed on a list of the 10 Most Endangered Rivers in the US because a Canadian firm is close to winning final approval to dig an open pit mine near the water’s edge which could release acid mine drainage downstream.
A conversation with author Thomas Frank, who will appear at Fighting Bob Fest Friday.
Nice guys are no match for the ruthless ways of their opponents.
Two clear, simple things that can be done are ending the war on drugs and ending racial profiling within the police force.
Business leaders and community members have an opportunity to learn from state and local experts about how they can better navigate the new economy during roundtables in Hudson, Richland Center and Sheboygan. The series of community conversations is brought to
Contact: Senator Fred Risser 608-266-1627 Largest state taxpayer giveaway to a foreign corporation in U.S. history State Senator Fred Risser (D-Madison) said that today’s passage by the Senate of the Foxconn legislation is a breathtaking sweetheart deal that sells out state environmental laws, give Foxconn special treatment in our courts,
Contact: Sen. Leah Vukmir (608) 266-2512 Sen.Vukmir@legis.wi.gov MADISON, Wis. — Senate Assistant Majority Leader Leah Vukmir, R–Brookfield, issued the following statement Tuesday upon passage of the Foxconn bill in the state Senate: “Wisconsinites have been calling on their elected officials to listen to them and put their interests first. The
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker released the following statement after the Wisconsin State Senate passed the Wisconn Valley Special Session legislation with bipartisan support. “Thank you to the members of the State Senate for passing this bill with bipartisan support and opening the door to
The state Senate Tuesday approved 20-13 an amended $3 billion incentive package for the Taiwanese tech company Foxconn, with GOP Sen. Robert Cowles opposing it and Dem Bob Wirch voting for the proposal. Democrats called it a corporate giveaway to a foreign company, slamming projections that the state wouldn’t break
The Senate is now debating the overall Foxconn incentive package after rejecting a series of Dem amendments and approving two authored by Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau. One, which passed earlier today, would state WEDC “shall establish job creation thresholds” while tying capital expenditure tax benefits to those benchmarks. The
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald introduced an amendment to the Foxconn bill that would maintain the appeals court’s role in any lawsuits filed over decisions related to the economic development zone where the project is located. But the amendment would still speed
All were supposed to solve transportation budget impasse. None did.
Assuming that it passes largely as currently written, which is expected, this budget is the muffled whimper that marks the end of Wisconsin’s conservative reformation.
Or how to run for U.S. Senate in the land of scorched-earth politics.
The past five years have seen an unprecedented makeover in longstanding principles of state-level administrative law. These changes shift power away from agencies and toward courts, the legislature, and the governor.
The Menominee River on the Wisconsin-Michigan border has landed on a list of the 10 Most Endangered Rivers in the US because a Canadian firm is close to winning final approval to dig an open pit mine near the water’s edge which could release acid mine drainage downstream.
A conversation with author Thomas Frank, who will appear at Fighting Bob Fest Friday.
Nice guys are no match for the ruthless ways of their opponents.
Two clear, simple things that can be done are ending the war on drugs and ending racial profiling within the police force.
Business leaders and community members have an opportunity to learn from state and local experts about how they can better navigate the new economy during roundtables in Hudson, Richland Center and Sheboygan. The series of community conversations is brought to you by WisPolitics.com and WisBusiness.com in partnership with UW Colleges and UW-Extension. The interactive sessions will provide