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Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, co-chairman of the Legislature's budget committee, said last week he wouldn't rule out an override if Gov. Scott Walker were to veto any possible fee increases in the state budget. We hope Nygren means it.

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June is National Safety Month. With warmer weather likely (fingers crossed) sticking around for the next few months, construction work sites are popping up all over the place.

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With the onset of spring comes the renewal of the land. Those of us who are in farming are getting back out into the fields, and doing what we can to promote new growth. We in the legislature are interested in promoting new growth as well, and that is why I support reforming Wisconsin’s outdated prevailing wage law.

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As the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance continues to work its way through Wisconsin’s two-year state budget, the transportation portion of that budget remains up in the air. Actually, it appears to be a hot mess.

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Wisconsin has one of the finest workers' compensation systems in the nation, and this fact has directly benefited workers and employers for more than a century. But this should not preclude our elected officials and state government from looking at operational efficiencies so that we can have an even better system for our citizens.

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Traffic safety engineers will be in the driver's seat when Wisconsin raises its maximum speed limit to 70 mph.

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We hoped that a meeting at Milwaukee’s City Hall on Wednesday would have accomplished its objective of bringing increased attention to the dangers posed by oil trains rumbling through Wisconsin's communities, including those in Waukesha and Milwaukee counties.

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A local artist in Manchester, UK, has taken things into his own hands to get some area potholes fixed: http://bit.ly/1zi7Ji0

“Flushable” wet wipes are gumming up sewer and wastewater systems, necessitating costly maintenance and repairs, the city of Wyoming, Minn., is alleging in a lawsuit filed against a half dozen companies in federal district court: http://bit.ly/1Jv5omZ

I read with great interest a story in the Daily Reporter's April 17 edition, "Alderman wants 1-cent tax for the Bucks.”

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