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All day care centers, child care providers and children's camps would have to test their water for lead under a bill the state Senate is scheduled to take up Tuesday.

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Wisconsin Republicans were poised Tuesday to pass a bill that would impose new restrictions on the use of firefighting foam containing chemicals known as PFAS in the hopes of reducing soil and water contamination, despite Democrats' complaints that the proposal would do next to nothing.

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The Wisconsin Senate is scheduled to consider approving two of Gov. Tony Evers' Cabinet secretaries on Tuesday, votes that come just two months after Republicans fired the governor's agriculture secretary.

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Wisconsin insurance companies, healthcare providers and others announced an agreement Tuesday to do away for most patients with authorization requirements that can slow the prescription of drugs to treat people fighting substance abuse.

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Both the Wisconsin Senate and Assembly plan to meet in floor sessions on Tuesday — one of only a handful of days the state Legislature is expected to be in session in 2020.

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The low bid for a planned $61 million overhaul of Concourse G at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport has come in about 10% below the Metropolitan Airports Commission’s estimate.

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A crew with Scherrer Construction work on Wednesday on the new Karcher Middle School in Burlington. Scherrer is the general contractor for the 143,156-square-foot, two-story building, which is going up next to the existing school. Once the new school is ...

The Minnesota State Fair's governing board decided Sunday to add metal detectors at all 11 of its gates beginning this year.

State regulators have approved plans for a $700 million power plant on the shores of Lake Superior despite conservationists' concerns that the facility will harm the environment.

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The construction of new homes surged in December to the highest level seen in 13 years, capping a year in which falling mortgage rates and a strong labor market helped lift the prospects of the housing industry.

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