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The Estabrook Dam is a non-functioning eyesore, it's expensive to maintain and it's damaging the Milwaukee River.
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Small businesses at risk for cyberattacks
Small businesses' inability or failure to deal with their vulnerability to cyber criminals puts them increasingly at risk of online attacks, witnesses recently said at a congressional hearing.
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With so many prominent officials taking such an adamant stance, is there any chance the state will get additional money for road projects in the next budget?
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Read More »New OSHA reporting rule also impacts drug-testing policies
Milwaukee law firm Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek recently published a special report regarding a new Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule that will increase employers' reporting requirements for workplace illnesses and injuries.
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Read More »View from around the state: Address issues to protect our water
The state Department of Natural Resources' enforcement of its water pollution laws has faced renewed scrutiny since an audit was released in early June.
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Read More »View from around the state: Keep nuclear in America’s energy plan
Despite the need to confront climate change, the United States is perilously close to letting the largest producers of carbon-free electricity fade away. Nearly half of the nation's aging nuclear plants will reach the end of their approved lifespan by 2040, and fewer than a half-dozen new reactors have been approved in the past 30 years.
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Read More »AG opinion not just about high-capacity well permits
In what industry representatives hope is a sign of more good things to come, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is streamlining its high-capacity-wells policies in response to Attorney General Brad Schimel’s May 10 formal opinion on 2011 Wis. Act 21’s limits on agency authority.
Read More »Review of Waukesha water application shows Compact is working
Waukesha’s proposal to borrow and return Lake Michigan water has undergone an intensive review, demonstrating a regional commitment to uphold the legal requirements of the Great Lakes Compact.
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Read More »View from around the state: Federal aid is needed for Lake Michigan bluffs
When we talk about "federal assistance" for disaster relief, we obviously mean money and personnel subsidized by federal taxpayers. That includes those of us living here in Wisconsin. We didn't personally deliver the federal aid in times of need. But indirectly, through the taxes we pay, we did.
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A perennial criticism of government is that it doesn’t do enough to help veterans find civilian employment after their time of military service is up. What policies could public officials or the industry adopt to help more veterans find a career in the trades?
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