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Foxconn’s state tax credits would max out at $312.4 million annually from 2023 to 2026 before tailing off, according to a Department of Revenue analysis of the $3 billion special session bill now before lawmakers. The agency’s projections show Foxconn
Contact: Cameron Sholty cameron@will-law.org 414-727-7416 August 8, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has filed an amicus curiae brief in the hotly debated case, Gill v. Whitford, urging the United States Supreme Court to
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]— The Republican Party of Wisconsin welcomed State Fair goers to Milwaukee last weekend with a billboard highlighting Senator Baldwin’s defense of the status quo over Wisconsin veterans and families. From her failures at
State Sen. Kathleen Vinehout said she expects to make an announcement in September on whether she will run for governor in 2018. “I’m out there testing the waters, and I can tell you that the waters are getting warmer,” she
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We’re already on the technological stage. Now the Foxconn announcement has given us an international spotlight. It’s up to all of us to make the most of what could be a transformational opportunity for a city and region I’m proud to call home.
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Rep. Adam Neylon tells WisPolitics.com he plans to push off an exec on the Foxconn legislation to consider amendments, including language that would seek to have the company give preference to Wisconsin vendors and workers. Neylon’s Jobs and the Economy
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.
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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In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on an idea floated to let governors run health care in their own states.
Contact: Brendan Conway (414) 937-3250 Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Getting to the Wisconsin State Fair just got a whole lot yummier on the MCTS Cream Puff Line! The Cream Puff Line picks up riders along Water Street, National Avenue and Greenfield Avenue, and drops people off
Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 Madison, Wisconsin – Governor Scott Walker today announced $16.9 million in awards for 38 Wisconsin communities through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Public Facility and Planning Funds. CDBG is federal funding used to help towns, villages,
The Legislature’s top Republicans disagreed Tuesday on how to move forward with an incentive package for Foxconn, while Walker said he’s open to small changes to the legislation. Among the issues: how quickly to move the bill setting up $3
Contact: Amy Eckelberg, Executive Director of Public Relations, 608.828.5706 MADISON – Wisconsin Farm Bureau President Jim Holte issued the following statement regarding the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision upholding the listing of the gray wolf in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota: “Although
Contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Madison…Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) joined his colleagues at a media availability today to announce the chamber’s timeline for the special session legislation regarding the Foxconn development. The state of Wisconsin recently entered into
Contact: Bernadette Green, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today announced that Sheboygan County Planning has been awarded a $10,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) grant by the Great Lakes Commission. Sheboygan County Planning’s project will install the first Minnesota
Contact: 715-346-2490 715-346-3046 Sydney Richetto looked for a college that would challenge her academically, be a good value and also allow her to continue swimming competitively. Nick Pretto, a student-athlete scholar of the year among Illinois wrestlers, was excited to
Foxconn’s state tax credits would max out at $312.4 million annually from 2023 to 2026 before tailing off, according to a Department of Revenue analysis of the $3 billion special session bill now before lawmakers. The agency’s projections show Foxconn would get more than 40 percent of the nearly $3
Contact: Cameron Sholty cameron@will-law.org 414-727-7416 August 8, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has filed an amicus curiae brief in the hotly debated case, Gill v. Whitford, urging the United States Supreme Court to decide once and for all that claims of political gerrymandering
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]— The Republican Party of Wisconsin welcomed State Fair goers to Milwaukee last weekend with a billboard highlighting Senator Baldwin’s defense of the status quo over Wisconsin veterans and families. From her failures at the Tomah VA to her obstruction in Washington, Senator Baldwin
State Sen. Kathleen Vinehout said she expects to make an announcement in September on whether she will run for governor in 2018. “I’m out there testing the waters, and I can tell you that the waters are getting warmer,” she said on Sunday’s “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in partnership
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We’re already on the technological stage. Now the Foxconn announcement has given us an international spotlight. It’s up to all of us to make the most of what could be a transformational opportunity for a city and region I’m proud to call home.
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Rep. Adam Neylon tells WisPolitics.com he plans to push off an exec on the Foxconn legislation to consider amendments, including language that would seek to have the company give preference to Wisconsin vendors and workers. Neylon’s Jobs and the Economy Committee had originally planned to vote on the bill Tuesday. But
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.
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
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In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on an idea floated to let governors run health care in their own states.
Contact: Brendan Conway (414) 937-3250 Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Getting to the Wisconsin State Fair just got a whole lot yummier on the MCTS Cream Puff Line! The Cream Puff Line picks up riders along Water Street, National Avenue and Greenfield Avenue, and drops people off at the gates of State Fair Park. The Cream Puff
Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 Madison, Wisconsin – Governor Scott Walker today announced $16.9 million in awards for 38 Wisconsin communities through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Public Facility and Planning Funds. CDBG is federal funding used to help towns, villages, and non-urban cities improve streets, infrastructure, and community buildings. These grants
The Legislature’s top Republicans disagreed Tuesday on how to move forward with an incentive package for Foxconn, while Walker said he’s open to small changes to the legislation. Among the issues: how quickly to move the bill setting up $3 billion in incentives for the Taiwanese electronics manufacturer; if the
Contact: Amy Eckelberg, Executive Director of Public Relations, 608.828.5706 MADISON – Wisconsin Farm Bureau President Jim Holte issued the following statement regarding the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision upholding the listing of the gray wolf in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota: “Although wolf numbers in our state have long recovered past the
Contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Madison…Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) joined his colleagues at a media availability today to announce the chamber’s timeline for the special session legislation regarding the Foxconn development. The state of Wisconsin recently entered into an agreement to have the Taiwanese company build a $10
Contact: Bernadette Green, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today announced that Sheboygan County Planning has been awarded a $10,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) grant by the Great Lakes Commission. Sheboygan County Planning’s project will install the first Minnesota sand/iron filter bed. Agricultural drainage traveling through the subsurf… Please
Contact: 715-346-2490 715-346-3046 Sydney Richetto looked for a college that would challenge her academically, be a good value and also allow her to continue swimming competitively. Nick Pretto, a student-athlete scholar of the year among Illinois wrestlers, was excited to learn he could pursue a natural resources major and wrestle