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Workers recently began working on what will become the world's longest glass-bottom bridge in China: http://cnn.it/1OSeZoO

With Gov. Scott Walker holding firm to his pledge to not raise gas taxes without finding a way to offset the increase with budget cuts elsewhere, how likely is it that tolling will eventually play a part in rebuilding Wisconsin’s roads?

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The Legislature had a busy year in 2015, but that doesn’t mean they should head out the door early this year. There are still quite a few ideas that need to be discussed and bills that should be passed — particularly those that would be beneficial to the construction industry.

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Last year was a monumental year in the construction industry, and 2016 won’t buck that trend.

Ironworker Gary Russo has been christened the Second Avenue Sinatra due to his serenades on New York construction sites: http://nyti.ms/1J2TEd8

What would you like to see the state Legislature accomplish in the coming year?

For 25 years, the maximum penalty amounts for violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act have remained frozen. A thaw is about to set in — and quick.

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W-E-D-C. For a lot of Wisconsin taxpayers, those letters stand for one thing and one thing only: I-N-E-P-T-I-T-U-D-E.

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Last month, state Rep. John Spiros, R-Marshfield, released a misleading opinion piece on a bill aimed at overhauling Wisconsin's workers' compensation system.

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A giant statue of Chinese late chairman Mao Zedong is under construction near crop fields in a village of Tongxu county, Henan province, China: http://thebea.st/1Jq4XMs