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Voters rejected school building referendums at an unusually high rate in elections held throughout the state on Tuesday, including some ballot questions seeking permission for multi-million-dollar construction projects.

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Wisconsin environmental regulators have reached an agreement with the state's largest business group and won't release results of water sampling for unregulated PFAS chemicals until the courts decide whether state law allows for testing for the manmade compounds.

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The majority of Wisconsin Republicans' plans for spending $3.2 billion in federal stimulus money either may not be allowed under the law or might have to be repaid, according to nonpartisan analyses of the bills that are moving quickly through the Legislature.

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The U.S. trade deficit grew to a record $71.1 billion in February as a decline in exports more than offset a slight dip in imports, with severe weather taking much of the blame from analysts, who were expecting a slightly lower gap.

Jill Underly rode support from the state teachers' union and an overwhelming financial advantage, fueled by the Democratic Party, to win election Tuesday as Wisconsin superintendent of schools, defeating Republican-backed Deb Kerr.

High-capacity wells are draining two lakes in Wisconsin's central sands region, according to a study state environmental officials released Tuesday.

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Lawmakers and highway commissioners in rural Wisconsin counties testified on Tuesday in favor of a bill to allocate more than $308.5 million in federal money to improve crumbling highways and bridges.

With an appeal to think big, President Joe Biden is promoting his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan directly to Americans, summoning public support to push past the Republicans lining up against the massive effort they sum up as big taxes, big spending and big government.

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See the biggest winning bids from around the state this past week, from our JobTrac online bidding service.

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A Wisconsin appeals court ruling is clearing the way for names of businesses that have had outbreaks of COVID-19 to be made public, but the decision is expected to be appealed to the state Supreme Court before any information is released.

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