Assembly To Act On Foxconn, Condemn Supremacist Ideology

The state Assembly will vote today (Thursday) on giving three-billion dollars in state incentives to get Foxconn’s new L-C-D screen plant. But first, the house will act on a resolution condemning white supremacist ideology after last Saturday’s violence in Virginia. Leaders of five faiths will offer prayers of unity and reflection before the Assembly session begins at 11:30 a-m. Numerous Wisconsin communities have been holding parades and vigils this week condemning racial hatred — and Wisconsin politicians of both parties spoke up after President Donald Trump Tuesday night blamed counter protesters just as much as the white supremacists who staged a rally that turned violent in Charlottesville. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett had one of the strongest responses, telling Trump “It’s not a white constitution … We are not the white United States” — and in Barrett’s words, “The nation is better than our president.”