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Assembly Leadership Calls For Hearings On Foxconn Incentive Package

Republicans Hoping For Quick Action, While Some Democrats Voice Caution

(WPR)---Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is calling for public hearings to begin as soon as this week on a $3 billion incentive package aimed at luring tech-giant

Wanggaard: Proposed Foxconn Environmental Waivers to be Reviewed

Updated 12:35p 

The state senator in whose district Foxconn could land in is stopping short of issuing a blanket endorsement of proposed environmental waivers for the company.

Married Couple Die In Motorcycle Accident Sunday Morning

A young, married couple---from Kenosha---died in a motorcycle accident on the East Frontage Road of I-94 near Highway 158 early Sunday morning. 30-year-old Fredrick Igartua and his 31-year-old wife, Julianna, were ejected from the bike after impact with a guard rail on

Music Sampler: Nora Collins on WGTD's "Noon Tunes" July 31-August 4

All this week we welcome the young singer/songwriter Nora Collins back to WGTD's "Noon Tunes." Nora is a Brookfield native who is now developing her songwriting and performing career in Music City---Nashville. Nora has some shows coming up at the Wisconsin State

16-Year-Old Drowns In Racine; Dead Body Found In Kenosha; Two Die In Motorcycle Accident Sunday Morning

A 16-year-old boy drowned in Lake Michigan---in Racine---yesterday afternoon. The Racine County Sheriff’s Office reports that the boy was swimming with two other teenaged friends when he went under water---in the Lake------near the area of Michigan Blvd and Augusta

GTC's Albrecht: No Choice But to Begin Planning For Foxconn

Even though nothing is cast in concrete, Foxconn is giving Gateway Technical College a new sense of urgency and focus.

Mt. Pleasant Village Board to Meet in Closed Session

Updated 10p 7-31

The Mt. Pleasant Village Board met for about 90 minutes Monday afternoon in closed session to discuss an unspecified development project.

No action was taken in open session following the private meeting.

Officials

Cyr on Foxconn: Walker Banks on Intangibles

The steep price of bringing Foxconn to southeast Wisconsin would be softened if the region becomes a center for innovation and development, says Art Cyr, Director of the Clausen Center for World Business at Carthage College. 

Wisconsin Foxconn Deal Waives Environmental Regulations

Deal Would Also Borrow Hundreds Of Millions To Expand Southeast Wisconsin Interstate 

Walker Says Foxconn Critics 'Can Go Suck Lemons'

Governor Travels State To Pitch How Plant Will Help All Of Wisconsin

(AP, WPR)---Gov. Scott Walker told reporters Friday that critics of the deal between Wisconsin and Foxconn "can go suck lemons."