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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement FRWD From WisPolitics.com … — Three Democrats and two Republicans broke ranks last night when the Assembly passed the $3 billion Foxconn bill on a 59-30 vote. The Dems who voted to support the bill
The Assembly Thursday green-lighted the $3 billion Foxconn incentive package, after rejecting a series of Dem amendments over more than six hours of debate. The 59-30 vote sends the bill to the Senate, which has already referred it to the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Debate on the Foxconn bill in the Assembly was still going on this afternoon as Dems lined up in opposition to the $3 billion incentive package. With seven-and-a-half hours of debate previously
New jobs are exciting, but we must be prudent, measured, and responsible as we weigh this decision.
To help shed light on a complex deliberation, we’ve asked three of the smartest economists in Wisconsin (or with Wisconsin roots) to share their thoughts prior to action in Madison. Their initial takes — one skeptical, one largely sanguine and one against — are included, along with an analysis of the prospects for Taiwan-based Foxconn and LCD technology.
Why are we working so hard to give away billions, which we usually say we can’t find, to a foreign company with a sketchy history than our own Wisconsin companies and business owners who are already committed to our state?
Legislative language suggests this. What are the deal’s true aims and costs?
Our calculations help drive home the point that it may be wishful thinking to believe that the huge subsidies Wisconsin is considering granting to Foxconn would be offset by increased tax revenue by 2043.
With a significant labor shortage in Wisconsin and neighboring states, will Foxconn pay enough to recruit people from around the U.S. to move to southeastern Wisconsin as our existing working age resident population declines?
History shows that conveniently ignoring white supremacy will only let it fester and grow. This is an American issue that has brewed for too long, and requires all of our attention.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Aug 24: WisPolitics luncheon with Andy Gronik Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, Aug. 24 with declared Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andy Gronik. See more on Gronik: http://andygronik.com Date: Thursday, August 24,
The Assembly is on the floor today to vote on the $3 billion Foxconn bill. Members are also taking up a resolution aiming to condemn the “ideology of racial hatred that was witnessed by the world” over the weekend in
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement FRWD From WisPolitics.com … — Three Democrats and two Republicans broke ranks last night when the Assembly passed the $3 billion Foxconn bill on a 59-30 vote. The Dems who voted to support the bill represent southeastern Wisconsin, where the plant is expected to be
The Assembly Thursday green-lighted the $3 billion Foxconn incentive package, after rejecting a series of Dem amendments over more than six hours of debate. The 59-30 vote sends the bill to the Senate, which has already referred it to the Joint Finance Committee for another public hearing. Three Dems who
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Debate on the Foxconn bill in the Assembly was still going on this afternoon as Dems lined up in opposition to the $3 billion incentive package. With seven-and-a-half hours of debate previously agreed upon, a vote may not come on the bill
New jobs are exciting, but we must be prudent, measured, and responsible as we weigh this decision.
To help shed light on a complex deliberation, we’ve asked three of the smartest economists in Wisconsin (or with Wisconsin roots) to share their thoughts prior to action in Madison. Their initial takes — one skeptical, one largely sanguine and one against — are included, along with an analysis of the prospects for Taiwan-based Foxconn and LCD technology.
Why are we working so hard to give away billions, which we usually say we can’t find, to a foreign company with a sketchy history than our own Wisconsin companies and business owners who are already committed to our state?
Legislative language suggests this. What are the deal’s true aims and costs?
Our calculations help drive home the point that it may be wishful thinking to believe that the huge subsidies Wisconsin is considering granting to Foxconn would be offset by increased tax revenue by 2043.
With a significant labor shortage in Wisconsin and neighboring states, will Foxconn pay enough to recruit people from around the U.S. to move to southeastern Wisconsin as our existing working age resident population declines?
History shows that conveniently ignoring white supremacy will only let it fester and grow. This is an American issue that has brewed for too long, and requires all of our attention.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Aug 24: WisPolitics luncheon with Andy Gronik Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, Aug. 24 with declared Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andy Gronik. See more on Gronik: http://andygronik.com Date: Thursday, August 24, 2017 Time: Check in begins at 11:30 a.m., with program
The Assembly is on the floor today to vote on the $3 billion Foxconn bill. Members are also taking up a resolution aiming to condemn the “ideology of racial hatred that was witnessed by the world” over the weekend in Charlottesville, Va., Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said yesterday. Calling