The Daily Reporter – WI Construction News & Bids Wisconsin's Construction Authority
States are pouring money into water, sewer and high-speed internet projects, as specifically envisioned by the law.
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Read More »States use federal COVID aid on roads, buildings, seawalls 
States use federal COVID aid on roads, buildings, seawalls
Crews battling paper mill fire in Michigan’s UP
Crews from several fire departments were battling a large fire Friday at a paper mill in Michigan's Upper Peninsula that began hours earlier in a warehouse, authorities said.
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Read More »‘Forever chemicals’ in deer, fish challenge hunters, tourism
Wildlife agencies in the U.S. are finding elevated levels of a class of toxic chemicals in game animals such as deer — and that's prompting health advisories in some places where hunting and fishing are ways of life and key pieces of the economy.
Read More »Barnes raises $20 million more in Wisconsin Senate race
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes said Wednesday his campaign had raised $20.1 million for the three-month period that ran through September, which included the period after he won the August primary.
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Read More »Alliant Energy files plan to develop battery storage facilities
With major advances in the transition to creating safe, clean renewable energy generation, Alliant Energy has announced plans to add 175 megawatts of battery storage in Wisconsin.
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Read More »DNR: Wisconsin wolf population likely now 972 animals
Wisconsin wildlife officials estimate Wisconsin's wolf population currently stands at about 970 animals, demonstrating that a much-maligned February 2021 hunting season had little impact on the population as a whole.
Read More »A house-mover’s final act: historic preservation
It’s 3:39 p.m. and W.C. Wright fires up the engine of his red Ford F-600 and backs it up toward the front of the Alexander Farm Tenant House.
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Read More »Michels puts $5 million more into governor’s race
Republican Tim Michels has put in another $5 million of his own money in the race for governor against Democratic incumbent Gov. Tony Evers, bringing the total he's spent on the race to nearly $16 million.
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Read More »Governor’s races take on new prominence, with higher stakes
Governor's races often are overshadowed by the fight for control of Congress during midterm elections. But this fall, the nation's political future hangs just as much on governor's mansions as it does on Capitol Hill.
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Read More »Evers administration relaunches efforts to limit PFAS
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' administration is trying again to limit the levels of a group of chemicals known as PFAS in Wisconsin's groundwater.
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