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Series: Challenges To Wisconsin's Rural Schools

What Are The Impacts Of A Budget Veto On Low-Spending Schools?

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Governor Scott Walker issued vetoes to the 2017-19 Wisconsin state budget, one of which eliminated funding for low-spending schools districts that have had revenue caps since 1993. Adams-Friendship School District administrator Jim Boebel discusses its impact.

Exploring The Value-Added Business Strategy Of Pizza Farms

Scott Gordon

WisContext

The rising popularity of "pizza farms" may seem like just another quaint foodie trend, but there's business sense behind the idea.

Series: Foxconn In Wisconsin

What Does Foxconn's Medical Division Actually Do?

Scott Gordon

WisContext

As Foxconn pursues building a massive LCD manufacturing facility in southeastern Wisconsin, the state's biotechnology and medical-research communities are touting the possibilities of collaboration with the Taiwan-based company.

Series: Climate Science And Wisconsin

Climate Change Could Make Great Lakes A 'Sweet Spot' For Dairy

Eric Freedman

Great Lakes Echo

Climate change may give a big boost to dairy farming in the Midwest, including Michigan and northern Wisconsin, a new study of the future for U.S. dairy farms reports.

Series: Foxconn In Wisconsin

The Rules For Great Lakes Water And Foxconn's Thirsty Operations

An incentives bill currently working its way through the Wisconsin legislature would streamline how the state applies the Great Lakes Compact if the Foxconn decides to use water from Lake Michigan.

Series: Foxconn In Wisconsin

Promise Of Foxconn Tech Brings Optimism To UW-Madison

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Frederica Freyberg

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Governor Scott Walker and UW-Madison officials are touting the potential the Foxconn deal offers Wisconsin's biotech industry. BioForward CEO Lisa Johnson and UW Medical School radiologist Scott Reeder discuss what innovations Foxconn could bring to the medical technology industry.

Series: Foxconn In Wisconsin

The Connection Between Foxconn and Lake Michigan's Water

Kristian Knutsen

WisContext

Fresh water is an increasingly precious necessity around the planet, and Wisconsin has better access to it than most places.

Series: Foxconn In Wisconsin

Wisconsin's Path To Making Good On A $3 Billion Foxconn Investment

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Projections about the Foxconn deal all hinge on what assumptions one makes.

Series: Foxconn In Wisconsin

Financial Analysis Raises Questions About Foxconn Deal Breaking Even

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Frederica Freyberg

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Although the state estimates the Foxconn deal will not break even until 2043, there remains concerns that Wisconsin may never get the chance to recoup its major investment into the company. Jon Peacock of the Wisconsin Budget Project breaks down its analysis of the deal.

Series: Foxconn In Wisconsin

The Tasks Foxconn Could Create For Local Governments

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Local governments surrounding the proposed Foxconn factory will have plenty of complex processes of their own to deal with if the company moves ahead with its plans for southeastern Wisconsin.