WED PM Update: WEDC to write off $1.1M loan to bankrupt waste-recycling company

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. is writing off a more than $1 million loan the agency made to now-bankrupt Green Box in northeastern Wisconsin. The waste-recycling company and its owner, De Pere businessman Ron Van Den Heuvel, have been plagued by scandal for years, culminating in Van Den Heuvel earning a three-year pr… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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Sen. Hansen: WEDC’s continued failure, Green Box edition

Contact: Sen. Hansen 608-266-5671 “The decision by WEDC to write off a $1.1 million dollar loan to an area businessman convicted of fraud confirms what many of us have said from the beginning—that WEDC is the wrong model for economic development and should be scrapped for one that puts more resources into the hands of local economic development experts. “Today’s news also reaffirms the need for new laws making fraudulent applications for taxpayer assistance a crime in and of itself. “It also makes one wonder: If WEDC can’t enforce payment of a $1.1 million loan or weed out fraudulent applicants,

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WisDems: Another promise broken: As costs go up, wages will go down for Foxconn workers

Contact: TJ Helmstetter, [email protected] Recent reporting by Arthur Thomas for BizNews, detailed below, shows that Foxconn is seeking “flexibility” in meeting its average wage target, which will be artificially boosted by including high-end executive pay in the “average” calculations. This news, of course, comes after we know that Foxconn has already scaled back its Mount Pleasant factory and after costs to taxpayers have gone up. Meanwhile, Foxconn continues to face criticism over its pollution and water use; treatment of its workers; and its use of eminent domain to kick people out of their homes. “First the costs go up, then the wages come down, what’s next? Scott Walker’s Foxconn deal is taking

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AG Schimel: Statement on Sun Prairie incident

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation and Office of Crime Victim Services have been assisting a large coalition of area law enforcement, EMS, fire departments, crime victim professionals and local leaders at the scene of a devastating Sun Prairie explosion and fire since late yesterday, Tuesday, July 10. Tragically, a Sun Prairie volunteer firefighter lost his life while protecting his community. Attorney General Brad Schimel released the following statement after learning of the community’s loss. “My team at Wisconsin DOJ joins all Wisconsin citizens and first responders in mourning the loss of one of

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Gov. Walker: Participates in I-41/US 10/WIS 441 system interchange ribbon cutting in Winnebago County

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 NEENAH — Governor Scott Walker joined federal, state and local officials from Winnebago, Calumet and Outagamie counties in commemorating the completion of the I-41/US 10/WIS 441 system interchange scheduled to open the week of July 16. “This is outstanding news for the Fox Cities and the entire Northeast Region,” said Governor Walker. “We’re making big investments in our state’s infrastructure, and the completion of this important project is a great example. Throughout the interchange reconstruction, the region has experienced a jump in economic development and construction continues to create opportunities for new and existing businesses

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U.S. Rep. Kind: Bipartisan House coalition introduces tariff legislation

CONTACT: Gallagher Press Office: Madison Wiberg Kind Press Office: Aaron White Sanford Press Office: Scott Jeffrey Panetta Press Office: Sarah Davey Lance Press Office: John Byers Costello Press Office: Natalie McLaughlin Seeks to Reassert Congressional Authority on Tariffs  Washington, D.C. – Today Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI), joined by his colleagues Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI), Mark Sanford (R-SC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), and Ryan Costello (R-PA) introduced legislation that would require the president to submit to Congress any proposal to adjust imports in the interest of national security under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Under the bill, Members of Congress would have a

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WisDems: Walker’s WEDC foots taxpayers with $1 million loan given to conman in exchange for zero jobs 

Contact: Courtney Beyer, [email protected] WEDC’s mismanagement casts more doubt on Foxconn deal MADISON — While Wisconsinites continue to raise concerns over Foxconn’s long history of broken job promises and the mounting $4.5 billion taxpayer giveaway to bring them here, Scott Walker’s troubled jobs agency, which also approved the Foxconn deal, has decided to write off a $1.1 million debt owed by a fraud convict. “If your agency can’t enforce a $1 million loan, why should Wisconsin taxpayers trust you with a $4.5 billion giveaway to a foreign corporation with a bad track record?” asked Martha Laning, chair of the Democratic Party of

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Congressional Leadership Fund: Poll: WI-01 Democrat primary tied between two terrible candidates

Contact: (202) 909-2446 WI Democrats face choice between a deadbeat dad who has been arrested nine times and a candidate who calls ICE officers “thugs” WASHINGTON – On the heels of the first Democratic primary debate in WI-01, Congressional Leadership Fund (@CLFSuperPAC) released polling showing a tie in Wisconsin’s First District Democratic primary. The choice is between Randy Bryce, a deadbeat dad who has been arrested nine times, and Cathy Myers, a candidate who not only wants to dismantle U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), but calls ICE officers “thugs.” “Just like Democratic primary voters, CLF is having a tough time

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Rep. Crowley: Mental health education is a necessary proactive approach to school safety

Contact: Rep. David Crowley 608.266.5580 920.915.0479 MILWAUKEE, WI – Rep. David Crowley (D-Milwaukee) issued the following statement calling on the designation of school safety funds allocated by the Wisconsin Legislature during the March 2018 Special Session to mental health education. “Given the recent increase in school safety funding, Wisconsin has a unique opportunity to serve as a model for the rest of the nation on how to proactively respond to potential school violence and youth mental health challenges. Designating funds from the $100 million allocated to school safety to allow school districts to update health curriculum to include mental health

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WPR: Cross-border special: Trump! Trudeau! Trade!

MEDIA RELEASE  Contact: Rick Reyer, Central Regional Manager ∙ [email protected] 715.261.6391 WPR And CBC Radio Conduct A Live Two-Nation Town Hall On July 15 Madison, Wis. – While President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are trading barbs about tariffs, Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) and Canada’s CBC Radio are inviting citizens of both nations to a live, cross-border call-in show about the topic. From 3 to 5 p.m. July 15th, CBC Radio One’sCross Country Checkup will broadcast live from WPR’s Madison studios where Co-Hosts Duncan McCue (CBC) and Rob Ferrett (WPR) will be taking calls from across Canada and the United States. Canadian and American callers

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Sen. Hansen: WEDC’s continued failure, Green Box edition

Contact: Sen. Hansen 608-266-5671 “The decision by WEDC to write off a $1.1 million dollar loan to an area businessman convicted of fraud confirms what many of us have said from the beginning—that WEDC is the wrong model for economic development and should be scrapped for one that puts more

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WisDems: Another promise broken: As costs go up, wages will go down for Foxconn workers

Contact: TJ Helmstetter, [email protected] Recent reporting by Arthur Thomas for BizNews, detailed below, shows that Foxconn is seeking “flexibility” in meeting its average wage target, which will be artificially boosted by including high-end executive pay in the “average” calculations. This news, of course, comes after we know that Foxconn has already scaled back its Mount

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AG Schimel: Statement on Sun Prairie incident

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation and Office of Crime Victim Services have been assisting a large coalition of area law enforcement, EMS, fire departments, crime victim professionals and local leaders at the scene of a devastating Sun Prairie explosion and fire since late

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U.S. Rep. Kind: Bipartisan House coalition introduces tariff legislation

CONTACT: Gallagher Press Office: Madison Wiberg Kind Press Office: Aaron White Sanford Press Office: Scott Jeffrey Panetta Press Office: Sarah Davey Lance Press Office: John Byers Costello Press Office: Natalie McLaughlin Seeks to Reassert Congressional Authority on Tariffs  Washington, D.C. – Today Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI), joined by his colleagues Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI), Mark Sanford (R-SC),

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WisDems: Walker’s WEDC foots taxpayers with $1 million loan given to conman in exchange for zero jobs 

Contact: Courtney Beyer, [email protected] WEDC’s mismanagement casts more doubt on Foxconn deal MADISON — While Wisconsinites continue to raise concerns over Foxconn’s long history of broken job promises and the mounting $4.5 billion taxpayer giveaway to bring them here, Scott Walker’s troubled jobs agency, which also approved the Foxconn deal, has

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WPR: Cross-border special: Trump! Trudeau! Trade!

MEDIA RELEASE  Contact: Rick Reyer, Central Regional Manager ∙ [email protected] 715.261.6391 WPR And CBC Radio Conduct A Live Two-Nation Town Hall On July 15 Madison, Wis. – While President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are trading barbs about tariffs, Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) and Canada’s CBC Radio are inviting citizens of both

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