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The governor tells us the company will create 13,000 jobs that pay nearly $54,000. Other
businesses will benefit because the company will buy things from Wisconsin businesses.
But, as Paul Harvey used to say, ‘Here’s the Rest of the Story.’
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Wisconsin, and there’s no doubt it will have a transformational effect on our state for generations to come, just as Silicon Valley transformed the San Francisco Bay area, or the Research Triangle transformed the Carolinas.
For the $3 billion demanded by Foxconn, we can fix every pothole in the state with Wisconsin workers, reduce our public school classroom sizes by hiring hundreds of new teachers, reinvest in our University System and still have money left over! Instead, Walker is working with billionaire private interests to fleece the public and demand we pay the price tag.
Foxconn deal would make him a 10 point favorite if Las Vegas offered odds.
The Foxconn deal’s $3 billion in state subsidies means revenue balancing against any promise in jobs. That means more pain for transportation, public schools, environmental protection and other human needs a responsible government should be paying attention to first.
Walker’s bill would guarantee that any business considering a Wisconsin project will ask for Foxconn subsidies, Foxconn DNR exemptions, Foxconn PSC privileges and Foxconn road-building priorities.
The real credit for landing this “once-in-a-century” deal are the people who said to do business, Wisconsin must be open for business.
Two former Republican leaders urge current leaders to stand up to Walker.
By voting against ACA repeal bill, McCain, Murkowski and Collins reminded Americans that there are still GOP giants.
The Republican leaders who swallowed hard to accept “a different kind of president” are now girding their loins. Donald Trump is not draining the swamp, he’s breeding more alligators.
Sessions wants to reverse a national trend toward legalization of marijuana and crack down on it.
This week’s WisOpinion.com Insiders show features another look back at Ted Kanavas highlights. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
The reasons why a mid-sized, Midwest state won the competition to land North America’s first liquid crystal display plant – and the 13,000 direct jobs that will come with it – have much less to do with Wisconsin’s offer of financial incentives than with its other tangible and intangible assets.
I’m rooting for both to succeed.
In this situation any rational, objective person would demand due diligence and straight answers before giving this proposal their blessing.
A bill introduced several days ago to allow anyone in Wisconsin to purchase insurance through the state’s BadgerCare program probably makes too much sense to get through this Legislature.
Regardless of what happens in court or the “call back” from President Donald Trump, the Wisconsin Elections Commission will follow Wisconsin law and grant a request to release limited information about our voters, as they must under our open records law.
Johnson offered a vigorous “aye” to the ACA repeal bill that hours earlier he said was a sham.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents after Sen. John McCain cast a “no” vote that helped clinch the U.S. Senate’s rejection of a measure to repeal parts of Obamacare.
If those costs were truly the only reason for the ban, however, I could understand at least having a discussion about altering that part of the order. Completely banning transgender people from serving, however, signals that this is about much more.
The governor tells us the company will create 13,000 jobs that pay nearly $54,000. Other
businesses will benefit because the company will buy things from Wisconsin businesses.
But, as Paul Harvey used to say, ‘Here’s the Rest of the Story.’
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Wisconsin, and there’s no doubt it will have a transformational effect on our state for generations to come, just as Silicon Valley transformed the San Francisco Bay area, or the Research Triangle transformed the Carolinas.
For the $3 billion demanded by Foxconn, we can fix every pothole in the state with Wisconsin workers, reduce our public school classroom sizes by hiring hundreds of new teachers, reinvest in our University System and still have money left over! Instead, Walker is working with billionaire private interests to fleece the public and demand we pay the price tag.
Foxconn deal would make him a 10 point favorite if Las Vegas offered odds.
The Foxconn deal’s $3 billion in state subsidies means revenue balancing against any promise in jobs. That means more pain for transportation, public schools, environmental protection and other human needs a responsible government should be paying attention to first.
Walker’s bill would guarantee that any business considering a Wisconsin project will ask for Foxconn subsidies, Foxconn DNR exemptions, Foxconn PSC privileges and Foxconn road-building priorities.
The real credit for landing this “once-in-a-century” deal are the people who said to do business, Wisconsin must be open for business.
Two former Republican leaders urge current leaders to stand up to Walker.
By voting against ACA repeal bill, McCain, Murkowski and Collins reminded Americans that there are still GOP giants.
The Republican leaders who swallowed hard to accept “a different kind of president” are now girding their loins. Donald Trump is not draining the swamp, he’s breeding more alligators.
Sessions wants to reverse a national trend toward legalization of marijuana and crack down on it.
This week’s WisOpinion.com Insiders show features another look back at Ted Kanavas highlights. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
The reasons why a mid-sized, Midwest state won the competition to land North America’s first liquid crystal display plant – and the 13,000 direct jobs that will come with it – have much less to do with Wisconsin’s offer of financial incentives than with its other tangible and intangible assets.
I’m rooting for both to succeed.
In this situation any rational, objective person would demand due diligence and straight answers before giving this proposal their blessing.
A bill introduced several days ago to allow anyone in Wisconsin to purchase insurance through the state’s BadgerCare program probably makes too much sense to get through this Legislature.
Regardless of what happens in court or the “call back” from President Donald Trump, the Wisconsin Elections Commission will follow Wisconsin law and grant a request to release limited information about our voters, as they must under our open records law.
Johnson offered a vigorous “aye” to the ACA repeal bill that hours earlier he said was a sham.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents after Sen. John McCain cast a “no” vote that helped clinch the U.S. Senate’s rejection of a measure to repeal parts of Obamacare.
If those costs were truly the only reason for the ban, however, I could understand at least having a discussion about altering that part of the order. Completely banning transgender people from serving, however, signals that this is about much more.
