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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.
Our partnership with Lands’ End is just one example of the kind of innovative thinking that’s going to drive business development and keep both UW-Madison and our industry partners moving forward in the next decade.
We each must choose to make a conscious effort to step back into the light of civility, strengthen our communication, and self-correct each time we stumble … and who better to first cross the aisle as unified partners, than our elected officials.
Notorious Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn is setting Wisconsin up for a hustle, and the very people who should be suspicious — news media and politicians — are playing right into Foxconn’s hands.
And Paul Ryan. And a Republican legislature?
Wednesday’s White House announcement about Foxconn coming to Wisconsin brought with it predictable complaints from the Wisconsin left.
Don’t overlook the availability of Great Lakes water as critical to Foxconn’s location decision.
The most recent state Senate proposal includes cutting 200 engineering positions at the Department of Transportation, a demonstrably counterproductive measure. Lawmakers instead should swear off this new round of outsourcing state work to pricey highway consultants.
Maybe it’s time we as a country candidly acknowledge our deep divisions on health care policy and work to develop a framework on the fundamentals on which we can agree.
Let’s see how it plays out in other states first.
Conservative MacIver Institute says yes. Let’s look at the data.
Predictably, Democrats will compare the Foxconn jobs, if they materialize, to Third World sweatshop labor because wages won’t be what Democrats think are appropriate.
The public, the press and elected officials need to ask some tough questions about what’s on the table and demand some straight answers, now.
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.
Our partnership with Lands’ End is just one example of the kind of innovative thinking that’s going to drive business development and keep both UW-Madison and our industry partners moving forward in the next decade.
We each must choose to make a conscious effort to step back into the light of civility, strengthen our communication, and self-correct each time we stumble … and who better to first cross the aisle as unified partners, than our elected officials.
Notorious Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn is setting Wisconsin up for a hustle, and the very people who should be suspicious — news media and politicians — are playing right into Foxconn’s hands.
And Paul Ryan. And a Republican legislature?
Wednesday’s White House announcement about Foxconn coming to Wisconsin brought with it predictable complaints from the Wisconsin left.
Don’t overlook the availability of Great Lakes water as critical to Foxconn’s location decision.
The most recent state Senate proposal includes cutting 200 engineering positions at the Department of Transportation, a demonstrably counterproductive measure. Lawmakers instead should swear off this new round of outsourcing state work to pricey highway consultants.
Maybe it’s time we as a country candidly acknowledge our deep divisions on health care policy and work to develop a framework on the fundamentals on which we can agree.
Let’s see how it plays out in other states first.
Conservative MacIver Institute says yes. Let’s look at the data.
Predictably, Democrats will compare the Foxconn jobs, if they materialize, to Third World sweatshop labor because wages won’t be what Democrats think are appropriate.
The public, the press and elected officials need to ask some tough questions about what’s on the table and demand some straight answers, now.
