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Construction
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I-5 bridge collapse caused by oversized load
A truck hauling a too-tall load hit an overhead girder of a bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below, though all three occupants suffered only minor injuries.
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real estate
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US new-home sales up 2.3 percent in April
Sales of new homes rose in April to the second highest level since the summer of 2008 while the median price for a new home hit a record high, further signs that housing is recovering.
Government
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Plan would give transportation fund $5 million balance 
The state’s budget committee voted unanimously to adopt most of Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to eliminate a $63 million deficit in the state’s transportation fund while putting more toward transit services, local roads and specific projects.
Government Headlines
- Milwaukee County Board OKs outside attorney to fight reform bills

- Wisconsin jobs agency names 4th CFO in 2 years
- Whaley-Smith named to Milwaukee County economic post

- Milwaukee County Board overrides SBE definition veto

- Committee to again tackle WisDOT deficit plan
- Transportation, water projects face federal cuts




