http://dailyreporter.com Wisconsin's Construction Authority Fri, 24 May 2013 20:39:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://dailyreporter.com/2013/05/17/nonfiscal-budget-items-draw-flak/ http://dailyreporter.com/2013/05/17/nonfiscal-budget-items-draw-flak/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 20:32:19 +0000 Bill Lueders http://dailyreporter.com/?p=98861 Some campaign promises build in a bit of wiggle room. The one made by candidate for governor Scott Walker to “strip policy and pork projects from the state budget” did not.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2013/05/17/nonfiscal-budget-items-draw-flak/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2013/04/26/deficit-looms-for-wisconsin-transportation-budget-bureau-says/ http://dailyreporter.com/2013/04/26/deficit-looms-for-wisconsin-transportation-budget-bureau-says/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:56:59 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=97930 New projections show Wisconsin's transportation budget is spiraling toward a $63.5 million deficit by mid-2015, leaving lawmakers groping for how to pay for building and repairing roads across the state over the next two years.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2013/04/26/deficit-looms-for-wisconsin-transportation-budget-bureau-says/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2013/04/09/walker-supports-bill-affecting-milwaukee-county-board/ http://dailyreporter.com/2013/04/09/walker-supports-bill-affecting-milwaukee-county-board/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:53:59 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=97070 Gov. Scott Walker says he supports a bill that would reduce the authority of the Milwaukee County Board and require a vote next year on cutting salaries for county supervisors in half.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2013/04/09/walker-supports-bill-affecting-milwaukee-county-board/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2013/03/28/wis-drops-to-44th-in-private-sector-job-creation/ http://dailyreporter.com/2013/03/28/wis-drops-to-44th-in-private-sector-job-creation/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:32:39 +0000 Rick Benedict http://dailyreporter.com/?p=96613 New quarterly figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show Wisconsin has dropped to 44th in the nation for creating private-sector jobs.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2013/03/28/wis-drops-to-44th-in-private-sector-job-creation/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2013/03/28/walker-barrett-support-milwaukee-start-up-model/ http://dailyreporter.com/2013/03/28/walker-barrett-support-milwaukee-start-up-model/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:39:15 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=96609 Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett are teaming up in another rare show of bipartisan support in hopes of stimulating business growth in Milwaukee.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2013/03/28/walker-barrett-support-milwaukee-start-up-model/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2013/03/26/dnr-unlikely-to-change-erosion-standards/ http://dailyreporter.com/2013/03/26/dnr-unlikely-to-change-erosion-standards/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:03:25 +0000 Dan Shaw http://dailyreporter.com/?p=96566 &via=&related=DolcePixel"> The state Department of Natural Resources does not plan to change state rules meant to slow erosion from construction sites of 1 acre or larger if the agency takes over the administration of those rules from another department.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2013/03/26/dnr-unlikely-to-change-erosion-standards/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2013/03/26/state-reconsiders-electrician-licensing-exam/ http://dailyreporter.com/2013/03/26/state-reconsiders-electrician-licensing-exam/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:44:31 +0000 Dan Shaw http://dailyreporter.com/?p=96563 &via=&related=DolcePixel"> Ten employees at a Milwaukee-based electrical contractor took the state’s electrician licensing exam.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2013/03/26/state-reconsiders-electrician-licensing-exam/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2013/02/13/gop-leader-opposes-new-tax-on-wis-iron-mine/ http://dailyreporter.com/2013/02/13/gop-leader-opposes-new-tax-on-wis-iron-mine/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:18:26 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=95062 The state Senate's top Republican said he's against imposing a so-called tonnage tax on a company looking to open an iron mine in far northwestern Wisconsin.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2013/02/13/gop-leader-opposes-new-tax-on-wis-iron-mine/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2013/02/11/walker-wants-to-invest-nearly-100m-in-workforce/ http://dailyreporter.com/2013/02/11/walker-wants-to-invest-nearly-100m-in-workforce/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:55:46 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=94982 Gov. Scott Walker said Sunday he wants to invest nearly $100 million in programs to develop the state's workforce, including grants to train residents for high-demand professions and a requirement for nearly 76,000 on food stamps to enroll in job-training programs.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2013/02/11/walker-wants-to-invest-nearly-100m-in-workforce/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/08/03/fema-declares-disaster-in-nw-wis-due-to-flooding/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/08/03/fema-declares-disaster-in-nw-wis-due-to-flooding/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:15:15 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=88403 The Federal Emergency Management Agency has declared a major disaster for three northwestern Wisconsin counties due to flood damage in June.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/08/03/fema-declares-disaster-in-nw-wis-due-to-flooding/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/07/30/training-dollars-shrinking-around-state/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/07/30/training-dollars-shrinking-around-state/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:10:50 +0000 Amy Karon http://dailyreporter.com/?p=88183 The chairman of Gov. Scott Walker’s Council on Workforce Investment posed a simple question during its meeting Thursday in downtown Madison.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/07/30/training-dollars-shrinking-around-state/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/05/11/supersize-contributions-still-flowing-in/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/05/11/supersize-contributions-still-flowing-in/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 19:00:57 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=85094 It’s been called a quirk in state law and even “an outrageous loophole.” ]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/05/11/supersize-contributions-still-flowing-in/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/26/falk-rallies-union-supporters/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/26/falk-rallies-union-supporters/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:12:08 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=84544 Union members and other backers of Democratic governor candidate Kathleen Falk say their get out the vote effort will spur her on to victory in the May 8 primary.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/26/falk-rallies-union-supporters/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/18/republicans-greet-walker-as-hero/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/18/republicans-greet-walker-as-hero/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:30:23 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=84246 The preacher's son laughed and joked as he took a seat among the biggest players in Oklahoma politics, some of whom paid $10,000 to break bread with their conservative hero and get a photo snapped.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/18/republicans-greet-walker-as-hero/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/18/falk-says-insiders-trying-to-mow-us-down/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/18/falk-says-insiders-trying-to-mow-us-down/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:31:21 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=84236 Democrat Kathleen Falk is lashing out at so-called political insiders she says are trying to "mow us down" as she tries to win her party's nomination to take on Republican Gov. Scott Walker in a recall election.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/18/falk-says-insiders-trying-to-mow-us-down/feed/ 1 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/17/walker-returns-170000-in-donations-to-pac/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/17/walker-returns-170000-in-donations-to-pac/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:54:28 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=84222 Gov. Scott Walker's campaign returned $170,000 in campaign donations it received from the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce political action committee after the PAC was fined $500 by election regulators for giving the money.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/17/walker-returns-170000-in-donations-to-pac/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/17/six-fake-democrats-allowed-on-wis-recall-ballot/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/17/six-fake-democrats-allowed-on-wis-recall-ballot/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:56:08 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=84194 Wisconsin's elections board unanimously voted Tuesday to allow six Republicans running as Democrats to appear on the ballot in recall elections this spring targeting Gov. Scott Walker and five other Republicans.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/17/six-fake-democrats-allowed-on-wis-recall-ballot/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/02/walker-to-sign-bill-easing-water-permit-process/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/02/walker-to-sign-bill-easing-water-permit-process/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:48:36 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=83399 Gov. Scott Walker plans to sign a bill that would ease restrictions on pier and dock construction.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/02/walker-to-sign-bill-easing-water-permit-process/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/03/30/wis-federal-court-strikes-down-parts-of-union-law/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/03/30/wis-federal-court-strikes-down-parts-of-union-law/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:08:06 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=83382 A federal court has struck down portions of Wisconsin's law curbing collective bargaining rights, saying dues can be automatically withdrawn and annual certification votes can't be required.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/03/30/wis-federal-court-strikes-down-parts-of-union-law/feed/ 2 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/03/30/recall-vote-hinges-on-photo-ids/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/03/30/recall-vote-hinges-on-photo-ids/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:50:30 +0000 Matt Pommer http://dailyreporter.com/?p=83364 If Gov. Scott Walker wins his recall election, he will be lionized as a hero at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/03/30/recall-vote-hinges-on-photo-ids/feed/ 5