Foxconn plant could reduce road funding for state projects by $90 million

MADISON — Funding for state road projects could be reduced as much as $90 million by mid-2019 in order to pay for roadwork related to the $10 billion Foxconn Technology Group plant in southeast Wisconsin.That's the determination of the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau in a memo sent to Democratic lawmakers that they released Wednesday.Assembly Democratic Minority Leader Gordon Hintz says the memo shows that Republican Gov.

Mount Pleasant police warn of people posing as contractors for Foxconn following burglary

MOUNT PLEASANT -- Mount Pleasant police are warning homeowners not to let anyone into their homes that they do not know after a burglary occurred Thursday, February 8th.The incident happened at a home on County Line Road (Highway KR) at around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.The homeowner says a man came into the house advising that he was a contractor working for Foxconn and had hit a water pipe.

Expand Amtrak service for Foxconn plant? Public Transportation Review Board to consider idea

MILWAUKEE -- A possible expansion of Amtrak service between Milwaukee and Chicago is up for consideration when the Public Transportation Review Board and members of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission meet on Thursday, Feb. 8.A news release issued on Wednesday, Feb.7 indicates the proposed expansion could add three additional round trip runs between the two cities.