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Contractors well know that governors can shape the regulations their industry is subject to not only by passing legislation but also re-interpreting laws already on the books.

Tagged with: Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee Brad Boycks Gov. Tony Evers Josh Kaul lame-duck Mike Fabishak Tom Larson Wisconsin Homebuilders Association Wisconsin Realtors Association

Stephanie Bloomingdale is taking over at the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO after a series of years in which, by all accounts, unions had taken a serious beating.

Tagged with: AFL-CIO On the level Stephanie Bloomingdale

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will take up a series of legal disputes that could have far-reaching ramifications for state regulators' power to protect public waters from pollution and overuse.

Tagged with: waterways Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Wisconsin Supreme Court

The new Uline Warehouse Stage with Miller Lite will be just the latest project in a massive overhaul of the Summerfest grounds at Henry Maier Festival Park. Recent years have seen quite a bit of work take place on the festival ground’s north end. Among the projects completed in time for Summerfest 2018 were a new north gate and plaza and the construction of the U.S. Cellular Connection stage and Klement’s Sausage & Beer Garden.

Tagged with: Building Blocks C.G. Schmidt Inc. Eppstein Uhen Architects Henry Maier Festival Park Summerfest Uline

Gov. Tony Evers told Republican lawmakers in a closed-door meeting on Tuesday that he will push for accepting an expansion of Medicaid, even though GOP leaders said the issue was a "nonstarter" for them.

Tagged with: Foxconn Gov. Tony Evers lame-duck Robin Vos Scott Fitzgerald state Legislature Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.

Gov. Tony Evers wants to place a priority on having the state's economic-development agency work with entrepreneurs and support innovation.

Tagged with: Gov. Tony Evers Mandela Barnes training WRTP/Big Step

Two neighboring counties in southern Wisconsin are taking steps to clean up the mess left behind last year after floodwaters drenched streets, damaged homes and caused lakes to spill over.

Tagged with: Dane County flooding Joe Parisi

After sputtering in its inaugural year, a newly passed city policy requiring historic homes to be deconstructed rather than demolished is on-hold.

Tagged with: deconstruction Milwaukee Common Council

The new YMCA is being built at the site of the former Rapids Mall in Wisconsin Rapids.

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The utility company We Energies is proposing a "Solar Now" test project it says would expand the use of solar energy by allowing it to essentially rent roofs where solar installations could be built and then pay the owners of the leased property a monthly fee.

Tagged with: solar power third-party ownership We Energies