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Madison is talking about a school referendum with a price tag as high as $280 million.
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Iowa system still the best way to have fair maps
The nation's high court isn't going to rescue Wisconsin or any other states from gerrymandered voting districts.
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Read More »COMMENTARY: When a contractor refuses to perform work without a change order
No matter how perfect a set of drawings may appear at the beginning of a project, the scope of the work will invariably change. The easiest and best way to deal with change, and its resulting effects on schedule and contract price, is through a change order mutually executed by an owner and a contractor.
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Read More »Making Wisconsin ‘the Silicon Valley of water’
"The Silicon Valley of water." Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? Turning Wisconsin into just that is the goal of the University of Wisconsin System's Freshwater Collaborative, which would bring together the university's 13 campuses into a first-of-its-kind research hub specializing in water topics.
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Read More »The rise and targeting of the independent contractor
Nearly 20% of jobs in the United States are now some form of non-traditional worker-company relationship, like independent contractor. Independent contractor work is appealing for both the worker and the company. The contractor has the benefit of setting prices, work hours, type of work and completion schedule. It also has the freedom and flexibility to staff to meet their needs and reduce training time and costs.
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Read More »View from around the state: Out-of-state drivers should pay more, too
To most people, the difference between a "fee" and a "tax" is semantics. You wind up paying for government services either way. Yet Republicans who control the statehouse are acting like fees are just fine, while taxes are terrible.
Read More »Three myths that hurt your employees, company and record
In 2017, the construction industry saw 61,670 OSHA violations resulting in more than $87 million in penalties, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s website.
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Read More »Five reasons to keep renting
You have a stable job and a solid nest egg. Time to buy a house, right? Not necessarily.
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Read More »View from around the state: Haribo factory gains swift approval in Pleasant Prairie
In contrast to the continuous questions about Foxconn's project to the north, there's Haribo to the south.
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Read More »VIEW FROM AROUND THE STATE: Who is to blame with tariffs? Look in a mirror
Consumers will pay a tariff tax that reflects their shopping choices.
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