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1 week ago | 
khsu.org | Chuck Quirmbach
SCOTT SIMON, HOST:President Trump says one of the key goals of his various tariffs is to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. During his first term in office, the president took credit for getting Foxconn, the Taiwanese electronics manufacturer, to open a huge factory in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. Chuck Quirmbach of member station WUWM in Milwaukee joins us. Chuck, thanks so much for being with us. CHUCK QUIRMBACH, BYLINE: Hi, Scott.
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1 week ago | 
kvpr.org | Chuck Quirmbach |Scott Simon
An effort to bring back manufacturing to a county in Wisconsin during the first Trump administration fell short of its promise, but there's hope for more factories to come.
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1 week ago | 
kuow.org | Chuck Quirmbach
What Wisconsin's Foxconn plant can tell us about the future of manufacturing in the U.S.An effort to bring back manufacturing to a county in Wisconsin during the first Trump administration fell short of its promise, but there's hope for more factories to come.
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1 week ago | 
ctpublic.org | Chuck Quirmbach |Scott Simon
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1 week ago | 
boisestatepublicradio.org | Chuck Quirmbach |Scott Simon
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3 weeks ago | 
wuwm.com | Chuck Quirmbach
The Wisconsin Legislature’s budget committee will hold a public hearing Friday at State Fair Park on Gov. Tony Evers proposed two-year state budget. Hundreds of people are expected to testify. Joint Finance Committee hearings got underway Wednesday in northeast Wisconsin. At that session, a faith-based social justice group asked the panel to back an Evers plan to close a state prison near Green Bay within four years.
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3 weeks ago | 
boisestatepublicradio.org | Chuck Quirmbach
LEILA FADEL, HOST:President Trump was not on the ballot, but elections in two states are being viewed as an early indicator of how voters feel about him after his first few months in office. In Florida, Republicans hung on to two congressional seats in deeply red districts, cementing their slim majority in the U.S. House. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:Solid wins for Republicans, although the margins were a little bit less than they were just last year.
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3 weeks ago | 
npr.org | Chuck Quirmbach |Leila Fadel
Trump endorsement and Musk's money not enough to flip Wisconsin Supreme Court Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5345834/nx-s1-5410010-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> President Trump's endorsement and Elon Musk's money weren't enough to flip the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which liberals will hold onto. Abortion, redistricting and Tesla could come before the court. Sponsor Message
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4 weeks ago | 
wsiu.org | Chuck Quirmbach
AILSA CHANG, HOST:Some say a Wisconsin state election next Tuesday is a test for President Trump. Elon Musk has poured more than $18 million into the contest so far. On the other side, mega wealthy donors, George Soros and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, each have given more than a million dollars. Chuck Quirmbach of member station WUWM brings us more. CHUCK QUIRMBACH, BYLINE: It's a race for a single seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court that has raised as much as $100 million.
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4 weeks ago | 
ctpublic.org | Chuck Quirmbach
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