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Foreclosing plaintiffs should be compelled to bring abandoned properties to sale because judicial economy requires it and because failure to do so causes municipalities and taxpayers to suffer adverse, unfair and unjust consequences.

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How much of an obstacle is worker unpreparedness in the current fight against the construction industry’s labor shortage? In other words, are a lot of young people trying to come into the trades without even knowing how to swing a hammer?

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"Star Wars" might be big at the box office, but drone wars are cropping up all over the country, including Wisconsin.

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There undoubtedly was some high-fiving among Gov. Scott Walker and Republican legislators and their corporate campaign contributors over the news that union membership has plummeted in Wisconsin over the past two years and is now far below the national average.

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Every two years, the Worker’s Compensation Advisory Council deliberates on a package of modifications to the rules and statues governing the state’s workers’ compensation system.

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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