3 Fox Valley Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Keep Paper Plants Open

Legislation introduced at the state Capitol would make Kimberly-Clark eligible for 17 percent tax credits for high-paying jobs at two plants scheduled to close in the Neenah area.  The normal state tax credit is seven percent.  Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, Representative Mike Rohrkaste and state Senator Roger Roth are hoping to keep the paper-making giant from closing Neenah Nonwovens and Cold Spring.  The exception to existing law has already been offered to Foxconn.   If the Neenah area plants are closed, 600 people will be out of a job.  Democrats have also offered a plan.