Dear Friends, Congratulations to Staff Electric in Menomonee Falls! The local company earned a contract to work on the Foxconn plant in Mount Pleasant. This week, Foxconn announced a total of $15 million in subcontracts to Wisconsin companies. This is the second time Foxconn picked Staff Electric for a project. Back in March, they received a contract to do utility work at the $10 billion factory. That's not the only good news on the job front. More people are working in our area than ever before. Milwaukee area employment set a record in June. According to the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, 890,500 people are employed. That breaks a nearly 20 year old record for employment. Wisconsin is on a roll economically. For instance, since March of 2017, there have been more job openings than unemployed people in Wisconsin. In the state budget, I worked hard to make sure Governor Evers didn't hurt our success. Please read below to see some of the amazing statistics that our great state is still winning. As always, if you have any concerns or ideas on how to improve our great state, please do not hesitate to contact me by phone at 608-266-5830 or by email at Sen.Darling@legis.wisconsin.gov. On, Wisconsin!

Wisconsin is Still Winning!

Did you know? Our last budget started with a surplus of more than $1 billion. We’ve cut taxes by more than $8 billion since 2011. Wisconsin is finally out of the top ten highest taxed states in the nation. Wisconsin’s GDP was 2.9% for the first quarter of 2019 That’s higher than Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, and Michigan. For all of 2018, Wisconsin’s economy grew 2.5%, the best year of growth for the state since 2010. The property tax bill on a median valued home is lower now than it was back in 2010.  For the last 17 straight months, Wisconsin’s unemployment rate stayed at 3% or lower.  Unemployment has never been this low for this long since records were kept. Our labor force participation rate is five points higher than the national average. WalletHub ranks Wisconsin as the 6th best state to live in. Wisconsin ranks number one in the Midwest for Health Care Access and Patient Safety. CNBC ranks Wisconsin as the 17th best state in the nation for business. According to the Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy , the income for a median family of four in Wisconsin grew 13.1% since 2010. Nationally, incomes grew 10.7%.

Glendale Sends Two Teams to Regional Tournaments

Congratulations to Glendale's Little League (age 12 and under) and Junior League (age 14 and under) teams! Both are state champions and headed for regional tournaments in Indiana this weekend. ESPN+ is expected to carry the Little League game between Glendale and River Forest, IL in Westfield, IN on Sunday, August 4th at 1:00 pm. Glendale's Junior League team will play at 9:00 am on Sunday, August 4th in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Glendale will face the winner of one of the regional games held on Saturday. Good luck to both teams!

Around the 8th...

The North Shore's fire and seven area police departments are hosting the National Night Out on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm. The free, family event will be held at Parkway Elementary, 5910 N Milwaukee River Parkway in Glendale. Click the picture above for more information.

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