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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he’s “very confident” that the $3 billion incentive package for Foxconn will pass his chamber next week. Vos, R-Rochester, laid out a substitute amendment today he said
The state would provide $20 million in new money to develop a plan to meet the possible job demands of a new Foxconn plant while requiring WEDC to promote Wisconsin workers “when practically possible,” under a substitute amendment released today.

WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics Editor JR Ross reviewed the news of the week in state politics.

Despite ongoing reports of the breakdown of Obamacare in their states and states throughout the country, a small group of Republican Senators refused to stand up and vote for the best interests of their constituents and Americans nationwide.

Johnson suggesting McCain’s brain tumor affected his health care vote is not how one should operate when it comes to someone fighting a health problem.

Regardless of where you stand on the Foxconn deal, their stated goal of full automation is not unique to the world we are now living in. It is time for the Legislature to take the issue of automation seriously and do what needs to be done to protect the best interests of taxpayers, our families and our workforce.

At this point, Foxconn is Wisconsin’s opportunity to lose. Foxconn decided to come to Wisconsin because of our people, our existing economic climate and the bill’s provisions — not because of these other parochial and special interest issues.

The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. Each of us has a stake in having strong and prosperous communities. Therefore, investing in the economic stability of our state

No governor in state history would have offered such a massive giveaway.

Lobbying law does not require those who seek a contract or a grant with the state to register as a lobbying group unless or until they attempt to influence the development or drafting of legislation to enable the contract to be implemented. So the question is when did the development and drafting of the Foxconn deal legislation start?

None of us — farmers or anyone else — is above the law. That should include the Department of Natural Resources.

Her radical reshaping of state DNR may make her the perfect candidate.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** With the health care industry facing big changes, track developments here and in DC through the new Health Care Report from WisPolitics.com and WisBusiness.com. If you haven’t signed up, now is the time. As a
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he’s “very confident” that the $3 billion incentive package for Foxconn will pass his chamber next week. Vos, R-Rochester, laid out a substitute amendment today he said addressed some of the concerns and suggestions that people raised
The state would provide $20 million in new money to develop a plan to meet the possible job demands of a new Foxconn plant while requiring WEDC to promote Wisconsin workers “when practically possible,” under a substitute amendment released today. According to a summary of the changes from the speaker’s

WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics Editor JR Ross reviewed the news of the week in state politics.

Despite ongoing reports of the breakdown of Obamacare in their states and states throughout the country, a small group of Republican Senators refused to stand up and vote for the best interests of their constituents and Americans nationwide.

Johnson suggesting McCain’s brain tumor affected his health care vote is not how one should operate when it comes to someone fighting a health problem.

Regardless of where you stand on the Foxconn deal, their stated goal of full automation is not unique to the world we are now living in. It is time for the Legislature to take the issue of automation seriously and do what needs to be done to protect the best interests of taxpayers, our families and our workforce.

At this point, Foxconn is Wisconsin’s opportunity to lose. Foxconn decided to come to Wisconsin because of our people, our existing economic climate and the bill’s provisions — not because of these other parochial and special interest issues.

The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. Each of us has a stake in having strong and prosperous communities. Therefore, investing in the economic stability of our state is a top priority for our friends, families, and neighbors

No governor in state history would have offered such a massive giveaway.

Lobbying law does not require those who seek a contract or a grant with the state to register as a lobbying group unless or until they attempt to influence the development or drafting of legislation to enable the contract to be implemented. So the question is when did the development and drafting of the Foxconn deal legislation start?

None of us — farmers or anyone else — is above the law. That should include the Department of Natural Resources.

Her radical reshaping of state DNR may make her the perfect candidate.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** With the health care industry facing big changes, track developments here and in DC through the new Health Care Report from WisPolitics.com and WisBusiness.com. If you haven’t signed up, now is the time. As a WisPolitics.com or WisBusiness.com subscriber, you can get it free. Click