Foxconn Says It Doesn’t Want to Meet Contract Stipulations, but Still Wants Taxpayer Money
The offer comes after the state denied all tax credits for the floundering project.
Dec
2020
22
MONEY AND JOBS
Dec
2020
16
One Wisconsin Woman on Why Absent Legislators Have to ‘Put Themselves in My Shoes’
Roughly 42,000 Wisconsinites waiting on unemployment checks, as legislative committee holds hearing on why.
Dec
2020
7
Racine Just Opened Wisconsin’s First Center for Free Financial Guidance
Low- and moderate-income residents are eligible for multiple one-on-one sessions aimed at reducing debt and building wealth.
Oct
2020
26
Suburban Job Growth in Wisconsin Was Bad Under Trump—Even Before the Pandemic
Think tank analysis shows how the Obama recovery was being allowed to fizzle out in the suburban counties of key battleground states.
Oct
2020
22
State Report: Foxconn’s Project Can’t Possibly Be a Factory
An internal report from state budget office confirms suspicions that Foxconn won’t manufacture anything in Wisconsin.
Oct
2020
14
Foxconn Told It Won’t Get Tax Credits Until It Signs a New Contract
Foxconn has blatantly breached its multibillion-dollar contract with the state.
Oct
2020
5
GOP Killing a Wisconsin Wage Law Didn’t Save Money, It Just Gave Construction CEOs a Raise
The 2017 repeal of prevailing wage rules resulted in fewer local contractors getting work, declining blue-collar wages, yet no savings for state government.
Oct
2020
1
Biden Plans to Increase Immigration Again. This Could Be the Economic Boost the US Needs.
The Trump administration has slashed immigration. Bipartisan experts—and Biden—say boosting immigration will stimulate the economy at a time when the United States needs it most.
Sep
2020
25
Middle-Class Americans Should Be Earning More, According to Biden. He Says His Tax Plan Will Help.
According to one study, the American middle class should be earning $42,000 more per worker. That's a stark contrast to how tax breaks have helped the wealthiest Americans get even richer under Trump.
Sep
2020
18
Cabinet Secretary Resigns Over Ongoing Unemployment Backlog
Caleb Frostman resigns Friday at governor’s request.