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The Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin outraised her Republican opponent, state Sen. Leah Vukmir, more than 2-to-1 in the most recent reporting period.
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Read More »Wisconsin frac sand under pressure from rival products
Competing with lower-cost mines in Texas, the frac-sand-mining company Hi-Crush recently announced it would be idling part of its plant on Highway Q in Whitehall.
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Read More »VIEW FROM AROUND THE STATE: Time to get real about roads and revenue
If you want good roads, you have to pay for them.
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Read More »Walker, like Evers, promises two-thirds funding for schools
Gov. Scott Walker said Monday that if he's re-elected, he'll increase state spending on schools to two-thirds of their total costs, echoing a pledge made this summer by his Democratic opponent, Tony Evers.
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Read More »In Southeast Wisconsin, it’s ‘Iron Stache’ versus ‘Ryan 2.0’
The ironworker Randy Bryce spent months preparing to try to unseat House Speaker Paul Ryan in the election this November, cleverly cultivating an "Iron Stache" persona for a candidacy that was as colorful as it was unlikely.
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Read More »Evers proposes tax cuts; Walker calls it publicity stunt
The Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers is calling for a tax reduction for Wisconsin's middle class, a proposal that Gov. Scott Walker's campaign is calling a last-minute publicity stunt.
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Read More »Wisconsin voters to consider closing ‘dark store’ loophole
Wisconsin voters will decide this fall if lawmakers should close the state's so-called "dark store" loophole.
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Read More »Foxconn subsidiary fined in connection with flooding
A subsidiary of Foxconn Development Corp. has been fined nearly $1,200 in connection with flooding at the company's construction site caused by heavy rains in Wisconsin during the Labor Day weekend.
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Read More »Market forces put America’s recycling industry in the dumps
Nicholson releases ad in support of Vukmir in Senate race
The defeated Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson is appearing in a new television ad attacking the Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and voicing his support for the GOP nominee Leah Vukmir.
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