Contact: Sen. Larson 608.266.7505 Madison, Wisconsin – Today, Senator Larson released the following statement regarding the passage of the Walker/Trump/Foxconn proposal in the State Senate: “Our Wisconsin economy must be built on rewarding hard work and innovation by creating more opportunities for our small businesses, innovators, communities, and children to reach

Contact: Christine Welcher, Campaign Manager 608-279-2733 christine@bluejeansgov.com Wisconsin governor candidate Mike McCabe announced today that he will not accept any single donation of more than $200 for his campaign, despite state law allowing candidates for governor in Wisconsin to take $20,000 checks from individuals and $86,000 donations from political action

Contact: Jordan Krieger 608-266-5810 Madison, Wisconsin – Today, the Republican-controlled Wisconsin State Senate voted to approve the largest state corporate welfare package to a foreign company in U.S. history. The Taiwanese tech giant, Foxconn, received both special exemption and treatment from Wisconsin’s environmental protections and legal system. “This deal lacks transparency,

Contact: Marina Dimitrijevic 414-255-4009 Racine, Wisconsin – Wisconsin Working Families Party has endorsed Cory Mason in his race for Racine mayor. Citing the state legislator’s record of support for public schools and higher wages for workers, the Wisconsin Working Families Party will support Mason by putting feet to the street to

Contact: State Senator Janis Ringhand: (608) 266-2253; Sen.Ringhand@legis.wisconsin.gov The Wisconsin State Senate has passed the largest taxpayer funded giveaway to a foreign corporation in the history of the United States. Unfortunately, this is one of the few facts we actually know about the Foxconn corporate welfare package. Essentially, the proposal

Contact: Sen. Steve Nass (608) 266-2635 Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) issued the following statement regarding his vote in support of Senate passage of August 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 1, relating to Foxconn: “Today, I voted to create economic opportunities for the people of Wisconsin to bring a new high-tech

Contact: Van Wanggaard 608-266- 1832 “This is a great day for Racine and Kenosha counties, and the entire state of Wisconsin. Today, we sent a message not just to Foxconn, but every other manufacturer of cutting-edge technology – Wisconsin should be your new home. “I am proud of the tremendous

Contact: Sen. Hansen 608-266-5670 (Madison)—“As someone who helped Marinette Marine land the Navy LCS contract that created thousands of new jobs in Northeast Wisconsin and around the state, I am supportive of responsible efforts to create jobs regardless of which party those ideas come from. “Unfortunately, the deal negotiated by

Contact: Sen.Larson 608.266.7505 Madison, WI – Today, Senator Larson released the following statement regarding the passage of the Walker/Trump/Foxconn proposal in the State Senate: “Our Wisconsin economy must be built on rewarding hard work and innovation by creating more opportunities for our small businesses, innovators, communities, and children to reach

Contact: LaTonya Johnson 608.266.2500 MADISON – Wisconsin State Senator LaTonya Johnson (D – Milwaukee) made the following statement regarding today’s vote on August 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 1 on the Wisconsin State Senate floor: “At a time when far too many people across the state are struggling to make

Contact: Senator Chris Kapenga (608) 266-9174 Madison – State Senator Chris Kapenga (R-Delafield) released the following statement after the State Senate voted to pass Special Session AB 1, which would bring electronics manufacturer Foxconn to Wisconsin. The bill passed the Senate on a bi-partisan vote of 20-13. “The opportunity to

Contact: Kate Constalie, kate.constalie@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 Republicans pass corporate welfare package at the expense of local schools and crumbling roads MADISON – With a budget that fails to restore school funding, improve local roads and protect access to healthcare, Senate Republicans voted for the largest state taxpayer giveaway to a foreign

By Tim Sheehy – President, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce On behalf of MMAC and its member companies, I salute the State Senate for the vision they showed today by passing legislation necessary to bring Foxconn’s transformational investment of jobs and capital to Wisconsin. Foxconn is committing to create an

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 Republicans Continue to Lead While Democrats Look to Obstruct Good-Paying, Family-Supporting Jobs [Madison, WI]— Today Republicans in the Wisconsin State Senate passed legislation in support of Foxconn Technology Group’s historic investment that will lead to tens of thousands of jobs in Wisconsin. The Republican Party

Contact: State Senator David Craig (608) 266-5400 Senate Advances Foxconn Legislation to Bring New Industry to Wisconsin Madison, WI — Today, State Senator David Craig (R-Town of Vernon) voted in favor of the Foxconn bill. The legislation is a package that will help bring the Foxconn Technology Group to Southeast

Contact: media@foxconn.com “We thank lawmakers in the state Legislature for their endorsement of this project to bring our state-of-the-art advanced display manufacturing campus and thousands of jobs to Wisconsin. We eagerly await being able to take the next steps in this partnership and make Wisconsin a center of worldwide high-tech

Contact: Sen. Duey Stroebel, 608-266-7513 New technology will be game changer for supply chain businesses Madison, WI – Senator Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg) released the following statement after the passage of Foxconn: I first ran for office shortly after Governor Walker coined the motto ‘Wisconsin is open for business.’ Foxconn is