Foxconn to receive $28.8M in state tax credits

Foxconn will receive $28.8 million in state tax credits for 2020, just shy of the maximum award the Taiwanese manufacturer could receive under the revised deal Gov. Tony Evers signed this spring. WEDC CEO Missy Hughes said Wednesday the state

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Dave Zweifel: It’s time for banks to ease up on oppressive overdraft fees

Outlandish fees for an overdrawn check — $38, for instance, for being a dollar overdrawn — helped spawn the formation of Barack Obama’s Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, which initially helped tens of thousands of consumers deal with banks, credit card companies and payday loan sharks. The bureau was making progress until the Donald Trump administration happened on the scene.

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Foxconn to receive $28.8M in state tax credits

Foxconn will receive $28.8 million in state tax credits for 2020, just shy of the maximum award the Taiwanese manufacturer could receive under the revised deal Gov. Tony Evers signed this spring. WEDC CEO Missy Hughes said Wednesday the state certified 579 jobs the company had created at its Racine

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Dave Zweifel: It’s time for banks to ease up on oppressive overdraft fees

Outlandish fees for an overdrawn check — $38, for instance, for being a dollar overdrawn — helped spawn the formation of Barack Obama’s Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, which initially helped tens of thousands of consumers deal with banks, credit card companies and payday loan sharks. The bureau was making progress until the Donald Trump administration happened on the scene.

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