Amid protests, Foxconn deal finalized in closed session meeting

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation approved a contract Wednesday subsidizing $3 billion to Taiwanese technology company Foxconn. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the contract was passed in a closed-session meeting of the WEDC board. In a final vote of 8-2, only Rep. Dana Wachs, D-Eau Claire, and Sen. Tim Carpenter, D-Milwaukee, opposed the deal. … Continue reading Amid protests, Foxconn deal finalized in closed session meeting