The architects of the deal to bring Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn to Wisconsin say they could not have gotten a better deal for taxpayers. Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation CEO Mark Hogan and Department of Administration Secretary Scott Neitzel discussed the deal on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in partnership with

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

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

The boost in income tax revenues Wisconsin would see from Foxconn and the indirect jobs the project could create would not exceed the state’s $3 billion investment in the Taiwanese company until at least 2042-43, according to new state projections. At best, the state’s break-even point would be fiscal year

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

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

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

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

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

Green Bay Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy says the team opened its new Titletown District to diversify the team’s revenue, attract visitors, and make the city “a better place to live.” Murphy said on “UpFront with Mike Gousha” that the Titletown District, 35 acres just west of Lambeau Field,

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

President Donald Trump said today Foxconn will add more manufacturing jobs than “we’ve seen in many, many decades” starting with a $10 billion campus in Wisconsin, a state that’s “very close to my heart.”

A senior Trump administration official says Foxconn’s $10 billion manufacturing facility in Wisconsin will be the “first of many” U.S. investments by the Taiwanese tech company. Foxconn would also be eligible for tax credits totaling up to $3 billion over 15 years for its planned $10 billion southeastern Wisconsin facility

House Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters in Milwaukee Monday to “stay tuned” for news about Foxconn’s decision on whether to locate a factory in southeastern Wisconsin. Asked whether he had any insights into the technology company’s decision, Ryan said, “I do and stay tuned.” But he said he’d leave updates

Ryan says Special Counsel Robert Mueller should be allowed to proceed with his investigation into ties between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials. Ryan, who appeared Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” was asked if he was concerned the president would fire Mueller, a former FBI director. “I really don’t