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Wisconsin’s lawmakers are considering a state-budget provision that would dismantle the current law and turn workers' comp into a political hot potato.

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A local sales tax in Milwaukee and four surrounding counties paid for Miller Park, home of the Brewers. A Brown County sales tax — approved by county voters — helped renovate Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers. So where is the financial commitment from the Milwaukee area to help build a new arena for the Bucks?

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A lobbyist for various trades groups says he has no way of knowing if an advertisement he helped put on the air Monday has anything to do with Republican lawmakers’ decision this week to push right-to-work legislation.

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The numbers are in, let the crunching begin.

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With so much said and written about political contributions made by the development team that was not selected to rebuild the massive Hill Farms complex, it might not be bad to talk a bit about the team that was actually chosen.

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Get the latest project awards and what’s on the horizon as reported in The Daily Reporter’s online bidding database, JobTrac.

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A four-lane road in Wuhan, China, is sinking into the earth: http://bit.ly/1vIojpv

If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

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In the end, demolition workers used an Old West method on Tuesday to finish an incomplete casino implosion in Las Vegas.

An elevator shaft withstood a more than 2-ton explosive punch meant to implode a Las Vegas hotel, and crews now are planning a little more work to finish the job.