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Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou signed a memorandum of understanding with Wisconsin ginseng growers to help promote the herb to overseas markets. Ginseng Board of Wisconsin president Bob Kaldunski discusses what the relationship could mean for sales at home and abroad.
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Environmental advocates are raising concerns about exemptions in the Foxconn deal. Midwest Environmental Advocates attorney Sarah Geers discusses questions the organization is raising about enforcement of the state's pollution laws.
Foxconn could be purchasing land in southeast Wisconsin for well above market value, meaning many small landowners could soon be millionaires. Not everyone is happy about it, however.
China-based electronics company Foxconn is one step closer to building a facility in Wisconsin, after signing a memorandum of understanding with Gov. Scott Walker.
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What might Wisconsinites expect from the state landing Foxconn? China-based ecoonomic development expert Einar Tangen discusses how the deal could be good for Wisconsin's business and real estate community, but is concerned it will not benefit most people in the state.
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What is the scope of the incentives Wisconsin could be offering to Foxconn to open a manufacturing plant in the state? UW-Madison economist Steven Deller discusses how states fighting to court big companies like Foxconn is "the new Civil War."
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As Congress continues its debate on the future of the Affordable Care Act and healthcare policy, UW-Madison risk management and insurance professor Justin Sydnor discusses what the different scenarios could mean for insurance companies and Wisconsinites.
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A study examining the effects of income tax cuts on Kansas and Wisconsin found the policy slowed the rate of job creation from 2011 to 2015. Oklahoma State University economics professor Dan Rickman discusses the study's approach and findings.
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The Wisconsin Department of Corrections indicates that it will not appeal a federal judge's ruling on the treatment of juvenile prisoners at Lincoln Hills. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Patrick Marley discusses the remaining lawsuits and federal investigations of the facility.
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The Trump administration wants states to hand over voter records in what it states is an effort to address election fraud. Wisconsin Elections Commission spokesperson Reid Magney explains that under state law, Wisconsin cannot supply non-public information to the federal government.