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Nearly half of the land around Madison's five big lakes — 28 miles of shoreline, according to the Clean Lakes Alliance — is publicly owned.

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Construction workers are proud to play a key role in the building and maintaining our nation’s energy and natural-gas infrastructure.

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Plot the headquarters locations of all 28 subcontractors chosen to work on the $100 million initial phase of the Foxconn project being constructed in Mount Pleasant. Although there are a few exceptions, a vast majority of the dots would be crowded into a small slice of southeastern Wisconsin.

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Gov. Scott Walker’s administration announced plans in January for a $1 million marketing campaign to persuade young Chicagoans to move north to the Badger State.

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At first glance, it looks as if progress has slowed on keeping phosphorus pollution out of Madison's lakes.

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People may remember when many rural households didn’t have electricity or running water. Although those days are long gone for most, some American infrastructure is in disrepair.

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As citizens seek more transparency from government and less red tape and regulation, it’s nice to see that Gov. Scott Walker and the Legislature have taken the idea of reform seriously and have solid results to show for it.

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As could perhaps be expected in an industry that both comes under strict regulation and works regularly on government projects, construction companies rarely see a legislative session come and go in Madison without there being a flurry of new laws that affect their business.

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Wisconsin residents succeed when we invest in things that accelerate our economic competitiveness.

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When voters went to the polls on Tuesday and approved more than $500 million worth of school-construction projects, most no doubt believed school officials would have to let the work out to the lowest bidders.

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