MON PM Update: WEDC says Foxconn falls short of benchmarks for billions in tax credits

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Foxconn is not eligible for a multi-billion dollar tax credit this year after failing to meet the threshold for job creation and investment outlined in an agreement with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. WEDC Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes in a letter today to Foxconn Vice Chairman Jay Lee said the two entities need a ne… 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. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me    

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U.S. Rep. Kind receives the 2020 Friend of the Family Farmer Award from Wisconsin Farmers Union

La Crosse, WI— Today, Rep. Ron Kind announced that he received the 2020 Friend of the Family Farmer Award from Wisconsin Farmers Union. First given in 2013, this award recognizes those who have gone above and beyond in their efforts to uplift rural communities and family farmers.    With COVID-19 hampering markets that are critical for our farmers and upending food supply chains, this has been a challenging time for our family farmers. After consulting with farmers across the district, Rep. Kind took action and made a plan to ensure Wisconsin farmers had the resources they needed to get through this crisis while also introducing legislation to protect

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Dairy Business Association: Endorses northeastern Wisconsin candidates

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading dairy lobbying group, is endorsing candidates in several legislative races in northeastern Wisconsin. DBA based its endorsement decisions on candidates’ positions on agricultural issues and, where available, their past voting records on bills supported by the association, which advocates for the state’s dairy farmers and allied … 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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Dairy Business Association: Endorses northcentral Wisconsin candidates

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading dairy lobbying group, is endorsing candidates in several legislative races in northcentral Wisconsin. DBA based its endorsement decisions on candidates’ positions on agricultural issues and, where available, their past voting records on bills supported by the association, which advocates for the state’s dairy farmers and allied … 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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Dairy Business Association: Endorses western Wisconsin candidates

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading dairy lobbying group, is endorsing candidates in several legislative races in western Wisconsin. DBA based its endorsement decisions on candidates’ positions on agricultural issues and, where available, their past voting records, on bills supported by the association, which advocates for the state’s dairy farmers and allied busi… 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. Nass: Legislative committee directs DHS to issue an emergency rule on gathering limits

Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater), Co-chairman of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR), announced the JCRAR voted today to invoke Wisconsin Statute 227.26 (2) (b), to require the Department of Health Services (DHS) to promulgate an emergency administrative rule relating to the limits on public gatherings.  DHS must comply within 30-days of the joint committee’s action or … 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. Larson: Statement on JCRAR action r.e. Evers’ public gatherings limitation

Madison, WI – “With no plan of their own to combat Wisconsin’s out-of-control COVID crisis, legislative Republicans once again took steps to undermine Governor Evers in today’s Joint Committee of Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) Executive Session. Unlike May’s court challenge, where handpicked conservative justices gave them their wish by overturning Safer at Home, today’s action was toothless and, quite frankly, pointless.   “It’s a pattern we’ve seen time and again from the least active full-time legislature in the nation during this pandemic. Do absolutely nothing, watch Governor Evers do something, complain about that something, and try to overrule it. Rinse

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Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: Pledges appeal in lawsuit challenging Gov. Evers’s emergency declarations

WILL Pledges Appeal in Lawsuit Challenging Governor Evers’s Emergency Declarations Judge denies WILL’s motion for injunction The News: St. Croix County Circuit Court Judge R. Michael Waterman denied the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty’s (WILL) motion for an injunction in a lawsuit challenging Governor Tony Evers’s legal authority to issue multiple emergency declarations in response to COVID-19. WILL filed the lawsuit on August 25, and requested a temporary injunction on September 28, after Governor Evers extended his second emergency declaration, issued on July 30, to remain in effect until November 21. The Quote: WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg said, “It is with

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Dairy Business Association: Endorses Milwaukee-area candidates

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading dairy lobbying group, is endorsing candidates in several state legislative races in the Milwaukee area. DBA based its endorsement decisions on candidates’ positions on agricultural issues and, where available, their past voting records on bills supported by the association, which advocates for the state’s dairy farmers and allied businesses. DBA endorsed the following state senators in their bids for reelection: Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, in the 4th District; Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, in the 8th District; and Sen. Duey Stroebel, R -Saukville, in the 20th District. The association is

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Rep. Hintz: Foxconn cements legacy of broken promises

MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) confirmed that the current Foxconn project will be ineligible for any tax credits for 2019. This ineligibility is due to Foxconn’s failure to comply with the specific requirements of the company’s contract with the State of Wisconsin. Foxconn will remain ineligible for future tax credits unless they choose to renegotiate the co… 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. Ringhand: Statement on rejection of Republican’s mask lawsuit

“Judge Waterman made the right call regarding the mask mandate. The Republicans can bring the legislature into session to take a vote on the emergency order any time they choose. Instead, they have hidden behind their taxpayer funded legal slush fund to file lawsuits and support those of their wealthy benefactors at Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty.   The Republicans have failed to be accountable during this pandemic and refuse to take responsibility for their part in extending this health crisis.”

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Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation: Wisconsin lawmakers receive Friend of Farm Bureau recognition

MADISON – Six of Wisconsin’s federal lawmakers have been recognized with the ‘Friend of Farm Bureau’ award. Every two years, lawmakers who have advocated for agriculture during the previous congressional session are recognized with the award presented by American Farm Bureau with nomination and approval from the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Board of Directors. This year’s recipients are Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin along with Representatives Ron Kind, Mike Gallagher, Glenn Grothman and Bryan Steil. “The recipients of the Friend of Farm Bureau award have supported policies or taken special action that benefit Wisconsin farm families,” said WFBF President Joe Bragger.

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Rep. Hintz: Gov. Evers’ face mask requirement upheld

MADISON – This morning, a Circuit Court Judge in St. Croix County denied a request by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) to block Governor Evers’ statewide requirement to wear masks in public. Assembly Democratic Leader Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) released the following statement on this ruling: “Today’s ruling reaffirms that the Executive Branch has the power to implement reasonable measures to protect the public in Wisconsin.  This is a victory for public health and for the safety of families across Wisconsin at a crucial time when we are dealing with a record number of people who have contracted

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Experts see disappearing middle, ‘squished down’ third-party vote in 2020

Pollsters say the difference between the upcoming presidential election and the race in 2016 is a shrinking middle ground of undecided voters caused by deeply entrenched partisanship and a lack of prominent third-party candidates. Barry Burden, director of UW-Madison’s Elections Research Center, said at day two of WisPolitics.com Midwest Polling Summit that Donald Trump’s surprise win in 2016 was fueled in part by voters opting for candidates outside the two major parties. But said he didn’t anticipate a repeat of that behavior this year. “That third-party vote is really going to be squished down to a very small number this

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Dairy Business Association: Endorses northeastern Wisconsin candidates

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading dairy lobbying group, is endorsing candidates in several legislative races in northeastern Wisconsin. DBA based its endorsement decisions on candidates’ positions on agricultural issues and, where available, their past voting records on bills supported by the association, which advocates for the

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Dairy Business Association: Endorses northcentral Wisconsin candidates

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading dairy lobbying group, is endorsing candidates in several legislative races in northcentral Wisconsin. DBA based its endorsement decisions on candidates’ positions on agricultural issues and, where available, their past voting records on bills supported by the association, which advocates for

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Dairy Business Association: Endorses western Wisconsin candidates

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading dairy lobbying group, is endorsing candidates in several legislative races in western Wisconsin. DBA based its endorsement decisions on candidates’ positions on agricultural issues and, where available, their past voting records, on bills supported by the association, which advocates for

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Sen. Larson: Statement on JCRAR action r.e. Evers’ public gatherings limitation

Madison, WI – “With no plan of their own to combat Wisconsin’s out-of-control COVID crisis, legislative Republicans once again took steps to undermine Governor Evers in today’s Joint Committee of Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) Executive Session. Unlike May’s court challenge, where handpicked conservative justices gave them their wish by overturning

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Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: Pledges appeal in lawsuit challenging Gov. Evers’s emergency declarations

WILL Pledges Appeal in Lawsuit Challenging Governor Evers’s Emergency Declarations Judge denies WILL’s motion for injunction The News: St. Croix County Circuit Court Judge R. Michael Waterman denied the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty’s (WILL) motion for an injunction in a lawsuit challenging Governor Tony Evers’s legal authority to issue multiple

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Dairy Business Association: Endorses Milwaukee-area candidates

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading dairy lobbying group, is endorsing candidates in several state legislative races in the Milwaukee area. DBA based its endorsement decisions on candidates’ positions on agricultural issues and, where available, their past voting records on bills supported by the association, which

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Rep. Hintz: Foxconn cements legacy of broken promises

MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) confirmed that the current Foxconn project will be ineligible for any tax credits for 2019. This ineligibility is due to Foxconn’s failure to comply with the specific requirements of the company’s contract with the State of Wisconsin. Foxconn will remain ineligible

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Rep. Hintz: Gov. Evers’ face mask requirement upheld

MADISON – This morning, a Circuit Court Judge in St. Croix County denied a request by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) to block Governor Evers’ statewide requirement to wear masks in public. Assembly Democratic Leader Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) released the following statement on this ruling: “Today’s ruling

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