On: Wisconsin’s $4.1B Foxconn factory boondoggle

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>How is that even a legal possibility?

Walker didn't do it unilaterally; the legislature passed a law to exempt Foxconn specifically. They are considering giving Kimberly-Clark a similar deal:

https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/gop-law...

Wisconsin is under one-party control, which makes many things legally possible.