Wisconsin Morning State News for Thursday 3/1/18

>>Road Projects Near Foxconn Plant Could Reduce Spending Elsewhere (Madison, WI)  —  The Legislative Fiscal Bureau reports paying for road-building near the new Foxconn electronics manufacturing plant could reduce available funding for the rest of the state by 90-million dollars.  The Bureau included that estimate in a memo forwarded to Democratic lawmakers Wednesday.  Minority Leader Gordon Hintz says that means the governor is giving the Foxconn project priority over fixing roads in the rest of the state.  Backers have said Foxconn will mean 13-thousand jobs for southeastern Wisconsin. >>5 Years Added To Prison Time For Rock County Defendant (Janesville, WI)  —  Rock County Judge James Daley has sentenced the man

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Wisconsin State Sports for Thursday 3/1/18

>>Bucks Fall Apart After 1st Quarter, Get Blasted By Pistons 110-87 (Detroit, MI)  —  The Milwaukee Bucks lost a third straight game Wednesday night, dropping a 110-87 decision in Detroit.  After hitting almost 62 percent of their shots in the high-scoring first period, the Bucks managed to connect a weak 29 percent the rest of the way.  The Pistons were aggressive while grabbing 22 offensive rebounds, providing a lot of second-chance points.  Eric Bledsoe led Milwaukee scoring with 19 points and Khris Middleton had 17.  All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo left the game with an eye injury early in the fourth quarter.  Coach Joe Prunty says Antetokounmpo will be re-evaluated today

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