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Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. April 19, 2021.
Editorial: Wait and see right approach on Foxconn
Monday’s announcement that Gov. Tony Evers had negotiated a new deal with Foxconn wasn’t entirely a shock. The state had long expressed dissatisfaction with the company’s follow through on the original 2017 deal, and there had been strong signals it would be significantly altered.
According to Evers, the new agreement “works for everyone.” That’s an optimistic appraisal given Foxconn’s history, and one that Wisconsin can only hope is accurate.
To recap, Foxconn struck a deal worth nearly $4 billion in tax incentives with former Gov. Scott Walker in 2017. The company promised a $10 billion flat screen panel manufacturer in Mount Pleasant, and employment of as many as 13,000 people. That didn’t happen. The project was pared back until the state said Foxconn would not qualify for the incentives.
Multiple agencies respond to house fire in Portland
Sentinel Staff
PORTLAND Multiple emergency and first responder crews responded to a house fire early Wednesday.
The Portland Area Fire Authority was dispatched to a large residential structure fire before 7 a.m. Wednesday, April 21, in the 400 block of West Grand River Avenue in Portland.
There were no injuries in the fire, but the home is a total loss, according to the PAFA.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Portland Ambulance, the Portland Police Department, the Portland Department of Public Works, Portland Electric, the Lyons-Muir Fire Department, the Berlin-Orange Fire Department, the Westphalia Township Fire Department, the Pewamo Fire Department, the Sunfield Fire Department, the Ionia Department of Public Safety, Ionia County Victim Advocates, American Red Cross, Ionia County Sheriff’s Office and Ionia County Central Dispatch assisted the PAFA at the scene.
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April 19, 2021 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
Itâs National Crime Victimsâ Rights Week and the Livingston County Prosecutorâs Office is raising awareness for services they provide for survivors.
2021 marks the 40th anniversary of the event, with this yearâs theme being âSupport Victims. Build Trust. Engage Communities.â Locally, Crime Victimsââ Rights Week is traditionally celebrated with a luncheon and awards ceremony that highlights champions of the cause. Due to the pandemic, this is the second straight year that that wonât be viable.
However, thatâs not stopping the Prosecutorâs Office from spreading the word on the help they provide. Janice Carpenter is a Victim Advocate for the office and said they have come up with outside-of-the-box ideas like placemats for restaurants that information about local agencies that assist victims. Some of the agencies promoted include LACASA, Sexual Assau
Victim services volunteers serve our community well
Volunteer Appreciation Week is April 18-24 and I think it is important to recognize the amazing Victim Advocate volunteers with the Grand Junction Police Department Victim Services Unit.
These members of our community have completed a very in-depth 40-hour academy that trained them in all the ways they can support victims of crime in Grand Junction. They then cover four, 12-hour shifts each month to ensure that no victims are left unserved.
In the very unsteady and unpredictable world we are living in, and with the increase in crime we have experienced over the past months, Victim Advocates are invaluable in the service they offer.