Jason Stein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Published 10:11 a.m. CT Feb. 28, 2018 | Updated 2:06 p.m. CT Feb. 28, 2018
MADISON - Wisconsin is shifting up to
$90 million away from other state highway projects to do road work
related to the massive Foxconn factory being built in Racine County.
GOP
Gov. Scott Walker's administration has said that no other road work
has been delayed because the state has tapped savings from other
projects that have come in under budget.
But a
memo from the Legislature's nonpartisan budget office found that, even
after accounting for the savings, the state still has $70 million to $90
million less for other road projects after allocating the money to
prepare for Foxconn Technology Group. The report also found that the
condition of state roads is expected to deteriorate over the next
decade.
The findings drew a sharp response from Democratic leaders who requested the report and released it Wednesday.
"If
it wasn’t clear by now, as long as Governor Walker is in office, our
roads will never be fixed. The governor has failed to address
transportation funding for seven years, and now he is prioritizing
Foxconn over desperately needed road repairs all over the state,” Rep.
Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) said.
Let's change our state's name to Foxconnsin.
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