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Bruce Thompson: Foxconn, Wisconsin’s manufacturing future?

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

Deal will cost $500 for every person in the state.

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Roger Bybee: Will Wisconsin get Foxconned?

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

Caution is in order, as the Taiwan-based electronics giant is one of the world’s most brutal employers, notorious for driving workers to suicide.

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John Imes: Wisconsin needs to take the high road on Foxconn plan

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

As policymakers hammer out a historic deal for Wisconsin’s economy that will require unprecedented taxpayer funds to secure Foxconn’s proposed $10 billion dollar facility, they should reject the same-old, tired business model that exploits workers and disregards environmental standards.

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Frank Emspak: Foxconn deal comes with risks

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

Before the euphoria over this unfinished deal overtakes us, there are some factors we should consider.

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Marjorie Kelly: Tired of deals like the one proposed with Foxconn? There is a better way

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

Using our economic development dollars to support employee ownership has the potential to create and preserve millions of good jobs.

Read More »

George Mitchell: MacIver transportation report is junk

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

Alleged study asserts but never begins to prove $2 billion in waste.

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Ernst-Ulrich Franzen: Foxconn, the Zoo Interchange and the cost of delay

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

The more delays, the higher the cost and the more annoyances.

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Mitch Henck: Scouts, police cheer Vegas showman Donald Trump

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents after President Donald Trump’s recent speech to the Boy Scouts’ national jamboree.

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THU News Summary: Foxconn eyes Dane Co. site; Pocan touts ‘A Better Deal’ agenda

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

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

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Walker hopes Legislature will take up Foxconn bill, budget concurrently

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

With legislative leaders at odds over whether to do the Foxconn bill or the budget first, Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday he is confident he can persuade them to take up both at the same time. Still, Walker deflected a

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WI tech leaders weigh potential impact of a Foxconn plant

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017
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Ryan expects Foxconn to build at more than one Wisconsin location

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017
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Ryan says he touted job training to Foxconn

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017
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Ryan faces voter frustration over ‘very dysfunctional’ D.C.

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017
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Ryan still looking for answers from feds on vet cuts

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017
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Progressive Caucus chair Mark Pocan on ‘A Better Deal,’ Democratic ‘litmus tests’

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017
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THU AM Update: Assembly committee to hold hearing on Foxconn bill today

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … –The Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy today will hold a public hearing on the special session bill to give Foxconn up to $3 billion in incentives for

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OSHA has not inspected two troubled Wisconsin barrel plants

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017
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DC Wrap: Pocan says Dems’ new economic agenda will help party pick up votes

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about what Wisconsin’s congressional delegation is up to in Washington. Sign up for our mailing list here to receive our newsletter directly. NOTE: There will be no D.C. Wrap until both chambers are

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WED PM Update: Walker hopes Legislature will concurrently take up Foxconn bill, budget; Foxconn eyes Dane Co. location

Wednesday, Aug 2, 2017

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — With legislative leaders at odds over whether to do the Foxconn bill or the budget first, Gov. Scott Walker said today he is confident he can persuade them to take up both

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Bruce Thompson: Foxconn, Wisconsin’s manufacturing future?

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

Deal will cost $500 for every person in the state.

Read More »

Roger Bybee: Will Wisconsin get Foxconned?

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

Caution is in order, as the Taiwan-based electronics giant is one of the world’s most brutal employers, notorious for driving workers to suicide.

Read More »

John Imes: Wisconsin needs to take the high road on Foxconn plan

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

As policymakers hammer out a historic deal for Wisconsin’s economy that will require unprecedented taxpayer funds to secure Foxconn’s proposed $10 billion dollar facility, they should reject the same-old, tired business model that exploits workers and disregards environmental standards.

Read More »

Frank Emspak: Foxconn deal comes with risks

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

Before the euphoria over this unfinished deal overtakes us, there are some factors we should consider.

Read More »

Marjorie Kelly: Tired of deals like the one proposed with Foxconn? There is a better way

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

Using our economic development dollars to support employee ownership has the potential to create and preserve millions of good jobs.

Read More »

George Mitchell: MacIver transportation report is junk

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

Alleged study asserts but never begins to prove $2 billion in waste.

Read More »

Ernst-Ulrich Franzen: Foxconn, the Zoo Interchange and the cost of delay

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

The more delays, the higher the cost and the more annoyances.

Read More »

Mitch Henck: Scouts, police cheer Vegas showman Donald Trump

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents after President Donald Trump’s recent speech to the Boy Scouts’ national jamboree.

Read More »

THU News Summary: Foxconn eyes Dane Co. site; Pocan touts ‘A Better Deal’ agenda

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

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

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Walker hopes Legislature will take up Foxconn bill, budget concurrently

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

With legislative leaders at odds over whether to do the Foxconn bill or the budget first, Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday he is confident he can persuade them to take up both at the same time. Still, Walker deflected a question of whether he would revise his last offer to

Read More »

WI tech leaders weigh potential impact of a Foxconn plant

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017
Read More »

Ryan expects Foxconn to build at more than one Wisconsin location

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017
Read More »

Ryan says he touted job training to Foxconn

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017
Read More »

Ryan faces voter frustration over ‘very dysfunctional’ D.C.

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017
Read More »

Ryan still looking for answers from feds on vet cuts

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017
Read More »

Progressive Caucus chair Mark Pocan on ‘A Better Deal,’ Democratic ‘litmus tests’

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017
Read More »

THU AM Update: Assembly committee to hold hearing on Foxconn bill today

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … –The Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy today will hold a public hearing on the special session bill to give Foxconn up to $3 billion in incentives for building a plant in southeastern Wisconsin that would employ thousands.

Read More »

OSHA has not inspected two troubled Wisconsin barrel plants

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017
Read More »

DC Wrap: Pocan says Dems’ new economic agenda will help party pick up votes

Thursday, Aug 3, 2017

Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about what Wisconsin’s congressional delegation is up to in Washington. Sign up for our mailing list here to receive our newsletter directly. NOTE: There will be no D.C. Wrap until both chambers are back from the congressional August recess, which lasts until the

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WED PM Update: Walker hopes Legislature will concurrently take up Foxconn bill, budget; Foxconn eyes Dane Co. location

Wednesday, Aug 2, 2017

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — With legislative leaders at odds over whether to do the Foxconn bill or the budget first, Gov. Scott Walker said today he is confident he can persuade them to take up both at the same time. Still, Walker deflected a question of

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