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With their dream of booting Gov. Scott Walker from office finally realized, Wisconsin unions are no doubt yearning to check off some items from a long-held to-do list.

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Candidates visiting the Kenosha News editorial board say there's a good deal of awareness among residents that the "dark store" tax loophole must be closed.

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For recent high-school graduates, individuals interested in changing professions and those seeking a second chance at the American dream, there is no better time to join the construction industry.

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On Oct. 11, Bob Barker of the Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin took exception to comments I made to a Daily Reporter journalist about the statewide spike in proposed referendum spending. I am glad this issue is getting the attention it deserves. I want to set the record straight, both in regards to the statewide scale of this phenomenon and the assertions made by Barker.

If you want good roads, you have to pay for them.

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A recent letter to the editor from John Mielke of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin made the argument that Gov. Scott Walker has been the biggest cheerleader for apprenticeship throughout Wisconsin, and he closes his piece by claiming “we should not distort reality.”

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Last week, The Daily Reporter posted an article about school districts’ referendum requests heading into the Nov. 6 election. The article, with no attribution or data to support its claim, stated: “Construction companies have also become more aggressive about pushing for higher school spending.”

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Bid rigging is a fraudulent scheme in which competing parties collude to corrupt procurement procedures.

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Last month, Associated Builders & Contractors held one of Wisconsin’s first-ever “Apprenticeship Signing Days,” replicating signing-day events that are held for high-performing student athletes recruited into four-year universities to play sports.

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You can tell its election time when career politicians like Gov. Scott Walker start telling a new story that isn’t based in reality.

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