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Unable to reach job creation goals, Foxconn fails to qualify for first round of tax credits

Unable to reach job creation goals, Foxconn fails to qualify for first round of tax credits

Posted by | Jan 26, 2019 |

Foxconn Technology Group did not create enough Wisconsin jobs in 2018 to immediately claim state tax credits. Foxconn failed to create enough jobs last year to qualify for the first round of tax credits under a nearly $3 billion package the Walker administration negotiated with the Taiwanese manufacturer to build a plant in southeastern Wisconsin. The company could still qualify for the first year of credits under its contract if it hits future goals. The company reported on January 17 to Mark Hogan, CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), that it created 178 jobs that met the...

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Growing income consolidation of Wisconsin’s Top 1% drains economic opportunities from workers

Growing income consolidation of Wisconsin’s Top 1% drains economic opportunities from workers

Posted by | Jan 22, 2019 |

Everyone in Wisconsin deserves the opportunity to fully participate in and benefit from the state’s economic growth. Our economy, our communities, our schools, and our families will fare better when every person in the state has full access to opportunity. But the gains from Wisconsin’s growth are not being widely shared. A growing concentration of income is being held in the hands of the top 1%, while the incomes of everyone else stagnate, making it harder to make ends meet and achieve economic security. There is an even greater gap between the almost exclusively white 1% in Wisconsin and...

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Celeste Contreras takes over as Mitchell Street Library’s 2019 Artist in Residence

Celeste Contreras takes over as Mitchell Street Library’s 2019 Artist in Residence

Posted by | Jan 19, 2019 |

Gathering Art Stories and Place (GASP) begins its second year with Milwaukee’s Día De Los Muertos Parade founder as the 2019 Artist-in-Residence. Erick Ledesma was selected as the first Artist-in-Residence for the City of Milwaukee National Endowment of the Arts “Our Town” grant in 2018. Artists Working in Education (AWE) unveiled the final permanent art installation of Ledesma’s residency at the Milwaukee Public Library Mitchell Street Branch on On December 19. It was then announced that Celeste Contreras was selected to lead AWE’s second year of creative placemaking at Mitchell Street Branch. “Erick Ledesma really set the pace for...

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Immigrant families from across Wisconsin celebrate a new hope for inclusion and equity

Immigrant families from across Wisconsin celebrate a new hope for inclusion and equity

Posted by | Jan 15, 2019 |

Governor Evers has said he will include a measure in his budget proposal that broadens access to driver licenses, making it easier for immigrant parents and workers to make ends meet and provide supportive homes for their children. Breaking down barriers to licenses would also bring broad-based benefits to Wisconsin’s economy and boost communities and businesses across the state. Currently, Wisconsin blocks residents who are undocumented immigrants from obtaining driver licenses. And yet, it is nearly impossible to live in Wisconsin without driving—putting Wisconsin residents who are undocumented in a grim predicament. The prohibition on licenses means that seemingly...

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Health care ruling from federal judge puts Wisconsin’s ACA opponents in hot seat

Health care ruling from federal judge puts Wisconsin’s ACA opponents in hot seat

Posted by | Jan 12, 2019 |

New polling helps explain why very few Republican lawmakers have been celebrating publicly after a federal judge issued an opinion on December 14, declaring that all of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional. The latest polling results from the Kaiser Family Foundation show that many parts of the health care law enjoy very strong support among both Democrats and Republicans. If the ruling of the conservative federal judge is not overturned by higher courts, it will mean that all of the ACA has essentially been repealed without a replacement plan. That would cause turmoil in the health care...

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Homeless After Holidays: Milwaukee’s most vulnerable population needs help year-round

Homeless After Holidays: Milwaukee’s most vulnerable population needs help year-round

Posted by | Jan 10, 2019 |

The end of the year holidays brings a lot of attention to helping those in the community who are less fortunate. That short-lived spirit of good will often ends just as abruptly as the season. But for Milwaukee’s homeless, their hunger and needs continue daily, throughout the entire year. One ongoing campaign aims to end homelessness through an outreach coordinator and housing placements. Milwaukee Downtown has been appealing to the local community to aid in its homeless outreach efforts. As part of its Key to Change campaign, BID #21 has set a goal of raising $225,000 to fund a...

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