Senate formally introduces Foxconn bill, refers to JFC

The Senate Thursday formally introduced the Foxconn bill and referred it to the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald has said that the budget, which is more than a month late, should be lawmakers’ priority, while Assembly

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Vote on Foxconn incentives could come in mid-August

It could be mid-August before the Legislature votes on legislation providing incentives for Foxconn to build a plant in Wisconsin as lawmakers dive into details that include up to $252 million in contingency bonding for I-94 north-south and rollbacks of

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Walker calls for special session on Foxconn deal

Gov. Scott Walker Friday called for a special session of the Legislature to commence on Tuesday to consider the state’s $3 billion incentive package for Foxconn. The announcement included a single sweeping bill that laid out the creation of a

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Nicholson formally launches bid for U.S. Senate

Businessman and former Marine Kevin Nicholson announced today he will run for the U.S. Senate, the first Republican candidate to officially launch a bid to challenge Dem Tammy Baldwin. A three-minute announcement video Nicholson released this morning called him a

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Senate formally introduces Foxconn bill, refers to JFC

The Senate Thursday formally introduced the Foxconn bill and referred it to the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald has said that the budget, which is more than a month late, should be lawmakers’ priority, while Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, has said the Foxconn bill should

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Fitzgerald critical of Assembly process on Foxconn bill

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he doesn’t know if he has the votes for the Foxconn bill and the Assembly’s decision to work on amendments without input from his caucus threatens to delay passage of the legislation. Meanwhile, the Assembly is targeting a Tuesday committee exec and Aug. 17

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Fitzgerald, Vos disagree over Foxconn bill process

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

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Vote on Foxconn incentives could come in mid-August

It could be mid-August before the Legislature votes on legislation providing incentives for Foxconn to build a plant in Wisconsin as lawmakers dive into details that include up to $252 million in contingency bonding for I-94 north-south and rollbacks of environmental regulations. The legislation also would provide incentives designed to

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Walker calls for special session on Foxconn deal

Gov. Scott Walker Friday called for a special session of the Legislature to commence on Tuesday to consider the state’s $3 billion incentive package for Foxconn. The announcement included a single sweeping bill that laid out the creation of a new Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation tax credit, roughly $250 million

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Nicholson formally launches bid for U.S. Senate

Businessman and former Marine Kevin Nicholson announced today he will run for the U.S. Senate, the first Republican candidate to officially launch a bid to challenge Dem Tammy Baldwin. A three-minute announcement video Nicholson released this morning called him a “conservative warrior with the guts to fight Washington” and a

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