UNSPUN: April 24, 2019
Tony Evers says Foxconn's promise to employ 13,000 people is "unrealistic," meanwhile the company insists it will uphold its promises.
Tony Evers says Foxconn's promise to employ 13,000 people is "unrealistic," meanwhile the company insists it will uphold its promises.
Media reports, based on a letter released by Tony Evers, indicate Foxconn has approached the state seeking changes to an agreement.
Analiese Eicher, executive director of One Wisconsin Now, said Tuesday's disclosure made Republican lawmakers look bad.
However, while Republicans were decrying Evers’ remarks, the progressive state group One Wisconsin Now welcomed them.
Today, Gov. Tony Evers announced he will seek to modify the terms of a contract with Foxconn.
One Wisconsin Now showed that, in the four years between 2013 and 2016, Kimberly-Clark paid a grand total of $1 in state income taxes.
Speaker Robin Vos and Republican legislators took control of the agency in charge of the Foxconn deal and slashed accountability.
Wwhat did they know about Foxconn’s plans to drastically cut back their end of the bargain, and when did they know it?
Robin Vos and legislative Republicans grabbed control of the agency in charge of the Foxconn deal and slashed accountability.
Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn intends to drastically scale back its proposed Wisconsin operation, again.
An outfit like Foxconn should have to do what they said they would before they get billions of our tax dollars.
As we predicted, @ScottWalker’s $4.5 billion taxpayer-funded election Hail Mary was more like punting to a foreign billionaire on second down.
One Wisconsin Now has found the frequently flying Governor’s air travels to promote the Foxconn deal are adding over $56,000 to the taxpayer tab.
Records Show Scott Walker Has Spent $33,000 Using the State Plane for Foxconn-Related Flying Days.
SCOTT WALKER: Hi, I’m Scott Walker. When it comes to job creation, Wisconsin’s on a roll. Amazon, Haribo, Generac, Milwaukee Tool. And this, this is where Foxconn is building the largest economic...
SCOTT WALKER: Hi I’m Scott Walker. CHRIS: And I’m Chris. CALVIN: I’m Calvin. SHAWN: And I’m Shawn. SCOTT WALKER: Foxconn is the largest economic project in Wisconsin history. CHRIS: It’ll help companies...
SCOTT WALKER: Hi. I’m Scott Walker. Wisconsin landed Foxconn, the largest economic project in state history. It will create 13,000 family supporting jobs. Plus hundreds of high tech jobs at this innovation...
SCOTT WALKER: Hi, I’m Scott Walker. FRED SCHWALBACH: And I’m Fred Schwalbach. SCOTT WALKER: Foxconn is the largest economic project in Wisconsin history. FRED SCHWALBACH: And It’ll help companies like mine here...
Walker’s campaign has booked $2.3 million in television ads across the state between May and mid-August, according to research by liberal group One Wisconsin Now.
“Scott Walker is so angry about his tanking poll numbers, he forgot he is the only candidate for governor who got his photo taken with an indicted Russian spy,” Scot Ross of...
One Wisconsin Now reports that more Foxconn contracts are being awarded to Walker campaign donors.
The question of the 2018 election season is: how much Foxconn money is pouring into the outside groups who will be supporting Scott Walker and attacking his opponent?
‘Those Who Give Keep Getting’ As Total of Donations to Scott Walker From Businesses Snagging Contracts Surpasses $582,000
Walker told reporters earlier Thursday evening that he wouldn’t watch the debate. Instead, he planned to have dinner with his wife, First Lady Tonette Walker. “Not only are the eight candidates moving...
With their frail attempt, the federal lawmakers are bringing up the rear in making sure Lake and Cook county communities in the Des Plaines River watershed downstream from the Foxconn site are...
Gov. Scott Walker hinted Wednesday to Chippewa Valley business and government leaders that Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn may announce some type of investment in Eau Claire in the next couple of weeks....
The change came because the larger glass panels cannot be transported long distances and Foxconn had hoped to have a Corning factory, which manufactures the glass panels, co-locate at the Foxconn site....
It is not just critics of Trump and Walker who are raising the alarm. The Wall Street Journal headlined its report last week with an ominous announcement: “As Foxconn Breaks Ground in...
Protesters, including activists affiliated with NextGen Wisconsin, Gaia Coalition Network, and One Wisconsin Now, continued demonstrating throughout the afternoon.
I spoke with Analiese Eicher, One Wisconsin Now’s Program Director, who created the custom condoms on our website. Analiese told me about the plant.
Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group said Wednesday that it remains committed to its $10 billion Wisconsin manufacturing facility, rejecting a report that it’s considering reducing its initial investment by making display screens for...
Foxconn Technology Group has selected a company led by a Republican megadonor with close ties to Gov. Scott Walker to develop the master plan for its massive campus in Wisconsin. Foxconn announced...
One Wisconsin Now's review shows the owners and their families of the newly revealed subcontractors have donated at least $359,000 to Walker’s campaign.
Companies Whose Owners and Families Have Given $359,000 Land No-Bid Contracts for $4.5 Billion Taxpayer-Subsidized Foxconn Project
Governor Scott Walker said Monday Foxconn leaders are concerned about the possibility of a democratic governor unseating him. This comes days after Foxconn leaders said walker was a big factor in them...
Foxconn’s most significant air pollutants would be volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides, according to documents filed with the state Department of Natural Resources. The state’s air management staff said the factory...
Conservation groups on Wednesday slammed Foxconn Technology Group’s plan to withdraw millions of gallons of water per day from Lake Michigan saying it would violate the intent of a 2008 law aimed...
There is also “profound skepticism” about whether a $3 billion tax credit for Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn will benefit local businesses, according to poll director Charles Franklin. After the historic economic development project...
In the most extensive polling to date on the multibillion dollar deal, the Marquette University Law School poll found that 49% of voters think the Foxconn Technology Group factory won’t be worth...
Voters think the State of Wisconsin overpaid on the massive Foxconn deal in spite of it bringing benefits to the Milwaukee area, a new poll has found. In the most extensive polling...
Electronics manufacturer Foxconn, in talks with state officials last summer, sought a $200 million upfront payment as part of a state incentive package to locate in Wisconsin, newly released public records show....
New records show the high stakes contest for Foxconn Technology Group’s first North American manufacturing facility came down to a battle between Wisconsin and neighboring Michigan. Records released by Gov. Scott Walker’s...
In July, a top aide to Gov. Scott Walker privately told colleagues that Wisconsin didn’t want to add to the multibillion-dollar subsidies being given to Foxconn Technology Group by offering the same...
A new road project serving the $10 billion Foxconn plant in Racine County could reduce funding for other state roads by as much as $90 million in the current budget, according to...
Funding for state road projects could be reduced as much as $90 million by mid-2019 in order to pay for roadwork related to the $10 billion Foxconn Technology Group plant in southeast...
Wisconsin is shifting up to $90 million away from other state highway projects to do road work related to the massive Foxconn factory being built in Racine County. GOP Gov. Scott Walker’s...
Gov. Scott Walker on Wednesday announced a new state Foxconn website to keep people informed about the project and also announced the first resource fair for construction workers interested in working on...
Governor Scott Walker announced on Wednesday, Feb. 14 that the state launched a new website – wisconnvalley.wi.gov. It is expected to provide residents and businesses with the latest information about the Foxconn...