The Art of a Desperate Deal
Gov. Walker signs $3 billion taxpayer giveaway to Foxconn
MADISON — As Gov. Scott Walker signed the Foxconn contract, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Melanie Conklin released this statement.
“Rather than invest in Wisconsin-owned businesses across the state, Gov. Walker has chosen to gamble $3 billion of our tax dollars on a foreign corporation with a history of broken promises, all for the sake of his own reelection.”
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
More about the Foxconn Facility
- Foxconn Claims It Will Add 700 Jobs in Wisconsin - Joe Schulz - Sep 23rd, 2026
- Foxconn Paid Mount Pleasant $15 Million Make-Up Fee in 2025 - Steph Conquest-Ware - Jan 6th, 2026
- Murphy’s Law: Total Cost of Foxconn Is Rising - Bruce Murphy - Dec 8th, 2025
- WEDC, Foxconn announce additional $569 million investment in Racine County - Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation - Nov 25th, 2025
- Foxconn Acquires 20 More Acres in Mount Pleasant, But For What? - Joe Schulz - Jan 7th, 2025
- Murphy’s Law: What Are Foxconn’s Employees Doing? - Bruce Murphy - Dec 17th, 2024
- With 1,114 Employees, Foxconn Earns $9 Million in Tax Credits - Joe Schulz - Dec 13th, 2024
- Mount Pleasant, Racine in Legal Battle Over Water After Foxconn Failure - Evan Casey - Sep 18th, 2024
- Biden Hails ‘Transformative’ Microsoft Project in Mount Pleasant - Sophie Bolich - May 8th, 2024
- Microsoft’s Wisconsin Data Center Now A $3.3 Billion Project - Jeramey Jannene - May 8th, 2024
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