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To most people, the $100 million hole blown in the state’s transportation budget by the coronavirus pandemic would seem pretty daunting.

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When Lafayette Crump became commissioner of the Milwaukee Department of City Development in July, he knew he would be taking over from a tough act to follow.

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When Kilah Engelke entered the trades as a laborer a little more than two decades ago, it was a rare occasion when she would encounter another woman on a construction site.

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Like so many people in her generation. Jennipher Neduzak was told early on that failing to go to college would result in a life spent as a “burger flipper” or even worse.

Michele Robinson would probably have gotten her start in the trades sooner if hadn’t been for a teacher’s doubtlessly well-intentioned but ultimately counterproductive intervention.

Pam Fendt’s understanding of the benefits of union representation did not come through the usual route.

Maretes Hein’s idea to start her own business came in one of the most unusual of ways and the most unusual of places.

Amid a recession caused by the pandemic, Bob Barker has seen some evidence that some contractors might be desperately trying to underbid each other in the hopes of winning whatever work they can.

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The Wisconsin State Building Commission has given its approval to a proposal to use tourism revenue to renovate La Crosse’s convention center along with various other projects.

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Most think-tank pundits are well aware of the likelihood that their best recommendations are likely to take years, if not decades, to bear fruit. So Robert Poole of the Reason Foundation, an organization that seeks to apply free-market answers to ...

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