The state added more detailed job creation benchmarks to its proposed contract with Foxconn along with a provision that would make company Chairman and CEO Terry Gou personally responsible if the Taiwanese manufacturer fell short of some promises. The contract includes an annual jobs requirement to qualify for tax credits

The Senate Tuesday signed off on the GOP sulfide mining bill, sending it to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk. The bill passed on a 19-14 vote, containing a key amendment the Assembly OK’d last week that won the support of enough GOP senators to pass it tonight. Meanwhile, all Dems and

Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Board members received copies of the Foxconn contract Monday, the offices of Dem board members Rep. Dana Wachs and Sen. Tim Carpenter confirmed. WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan on Friday notified board members via email that the contract would be made available before Wednesday’s meeting.

Republican U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy says Republicans will provide a “substantial tax cut for middle-income Americans” in a plan that passes by the end of the year. The 7th District congressman, who appeared Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” said the GOP tax plan will make America more competitive by

As congressional Republicans are tackling tax reform at the federal level, Assembly Republicans have announced they’re planning to look into a comprehensive overhaul of the state tax system. To work on the state-level overhaul, the Assembly Ways and Means Committee is restructuring to add four lawmakers — three Republicans and

Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz cited the ongoing review of a $3 billion incentive package for Foxconn in naming guv candidate and Rep. Dana Wachs to the WEDC Board Tuesday, replacing Rep. Peter Barca, who broke with Dem colleagues to support the deal. “Foxconn represents the largest tax giveaway by

State Sen. Tim Carpenter, D-Milwaukee, says the process surrounding the state’s contract with Foxconn is being rushed, and he and other WEDC board members need time to study the document before voting on it to “get it right.” “I want to be able to read the contract, I want to

Gov. Scott Walker says he’s committed to working with lawmakers and the EPA to give the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection regulatory authority over concentrated animal feeding operations. Walker made the pledge as part of the Rural Agenda he unveiled Thursday at the Governor’s Northern Economic & Community

The UW-Madison Business School is no longer considering a plan to suspend its full-time MBA program for a year to give officials time to discuss possibly discontinuing the program. The news comes after days of uncertainty following a report in the Wall Street Journal last week the school was mulling

Gov. Scott Walker called on the Department of Corrections Tuesday to appoint an interim superintendent of the state’s juvenile prisons, following attacks on staff. In the letter, Walker suggested “violent individuals in these institutions have become emboldened following repeated media reports and court-ordered operational changes.” Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake

In a weekend TV appearance, GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos slammed the veto promises Gov. Scott Walker made with three Republican senators to win their support for the budget, calling the lawmakers “terrorists.” With a 20-13 GOP majority in the Senate and one of their colleagues an expected no, GOP

The Dairy Business Association and Department of Natural Resources have settled a lawsuit that claimed the agency is overstepping its regulatory authority. The lawsuit, which DBA first filed in Brown County Circuit Court at the end of July, alleged the DNR is enforcing new standards without having first gone through

WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan says the earliest that the agency’s board could vote on the $3 billion incentive package for Foxconn would likely be at its next scheduled meeting Nov. 8. Hogan spoke to reporters after a WEDC board meeting Tuesday, downplaying any concerns that the state and Foxconn

The state finished 2016-17 with a surplus of $579 million, a better ending balance than what the Legislative Fiscal Bureau had previously projected. The last LFB estimate of a $467 million ending balance, though, did not include a final look at expenditures over the fiscal year. The Department of Administration

UW System President Ray Cross says his plan to merge UW’s two-year schools with four-year universities would expand the reach of the larger schools and keep the smaller schools in local communities. Cross appeared Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. His proposal is meant to address declining