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Notorious Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn is setting Wisconsin up for a hustle, and the very people who should be suspicious — news media and politicians — are playing right into Foxconn’s hands.
And Paul Ryan. And a Republican legislature?
Wednesday’s White House announcement about Foxconn coming to Wisconsin brought with it predictable complaints from the Wisconsin left.
Don’t overlook the availability of Great Lakes water as critical to Foxconn’s location decision.
The most recent state Senate proposal includes cutting 200 engineering positions at the Department of Transportation, a demonstrably counterproductive measure. Lawmakers instead should swear off this new round of outsourcing state work to pricey highway consultants.
Maybe it’s time we as a country candidly acknowledge our deep divisions on health care policy and work to develop a framework on the fundamentals on which we can agree.
Let’s see how it plays out in other states first.
Conservative MacIver Institute says yes. Let’s look at the data.
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement FRWD From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker will be at the Milwaukee Art Museum today with Foxconn executives to tout the company’s planned $10 billion plant in southeastern Wisconsin. Walker joined President Trump, Foxconn
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. Quotes of the week, July 21-27 You know, that would have been
Contact: Kyle Schwarm, 608-244-5883 kschwarm@abcwi.org MADISON, WI — Statement from John Mielke, president of Associated Builders & Contractors, Wisconsin Chapter: “The announcement that FoxConn plans to build an estimated $10 billion manufacturing plant in Wisconsin is phenomenal economic news for
CONTACT: Melissa Moore Baldauff, Director of Communications 414.278.4216 Office 772.579.6936 Cell Melissa.Baldauff@MilwaukeeCountyWI.gov Abele Lauds Bipartisan Effort to Bring Good Jobs, Opportunity, and Innovation to Wisconsin MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele released the following statement in response to the
Notorious Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn is setting Wisconsin up for a hustle, and the very people who should be suspicious — news media and politicians — are playing right into Foxconn’s hands.
And Paul Ryan. And a Republican legislature?
Wednesday’s White House announcement about Foxconn coming to Wisconsin brought with it predictable complaints from the Wisconsin left.
Don’t overlook the availability of Great Lakes water as critical to Foxconn’s location decision.
The most recent state Senate proposal includes cutting 200 engineering positions at the Department of Transportation, a demonstrably counterproductive measure. Lawmakers instead should swear off this new round of outsourcing state work to pricey highway consultants.
Maybe it’s time we as a country candidly acknowledge our deep divisions on health care policy and work to develop a framework on the fundamentals on which we can agree.
Let’s see how it plays out in other states first.
Conservative MacIver Institute says yes. Let’s look at the data.
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
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement FRWD From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker will be at the Milwaukee Art Museum today with Foxconn executives to tout the company’s planned $10 billion plant in southeastern Wisconsin. Walker joined President Trump, Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, and House
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. Quotes of the week, July 21-27 You know, that would have been a pretty tough ‘no’ vote. So I was happy to
Contact: Kyle Schwarm, 608-244-5883 kschwarm@abcwi.org MADISON, WI — Statement from John Mielke, president of Associated Builders & Contractors, Wisconsin Chapter: “The announcement that FoxConn plans to build an estimated $10 billion manufacturing plant in Wisconsin is phenomenal economic news for our state. The impact will be immense, beginning with more
CONTACT: Melissa Moore Baldauff, Director of Communications 414.278.4216 Office 772.579.6936 Cell Melissa.Baldauff@MilwaukeeCountyWI.gov Abele Lauds Bipartisan Effort to Bring Good Jobs, Opportunity, and Innovation to Wisconsin MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele released the following statement in response to the news that Foxconn will commit to establishing a massive operation