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The Senate resoundingly approved a border-security compromise Thursday that ignores most of President Donald Trump's demands for building a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico but would prevent a new government shutdown. The White House said Trump would sign it but then declare a national emergency and perhaps invoke other executive powers to try to shift money from elsewhere in the federal budget to wall-building.

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The Milwaukee contractor KPH Construction has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a step aimed at shielding the company from creditors while it deals with the fallout from the disastrous redevelopment of the Hotel Northland in Green Bay.

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Amazon abruptly abandoned plans on Thursday for a big new headquarters in New York, a project that would have brought 25,000 jobs to the city, reversing course after politicians and activists objected to the nearly $3 billion in tax breaks promised to what is already one of the world's richest, most powerful companies.

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The average price of commonly used construction inputs fell by 0.7 percent from December to January but remained up by 1.6 percent for the year, according to an analysis of federal date released on Thursday.

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There was no guarantee Michael Golden would get a job the second time he decided he wanted to work for the family business.

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The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate sent a middle-class tax cut bill to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday, setting the stage for what is likely to be the new governor's first veto.

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Although Wisconsin's still lags behind its neighbors in its number of solar jobs, the state's energy sector managed to add more in 2018 even amid a national slowdown for the industry, according to a new report.

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The snow storm in Wisconsin this week was a record breaker in some places.

Gov. Tony Evers says his budget will seek more money for replacing polluted wells.

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The project will help meet the Sheboygan area's need for housing as local employers expand their operations and add jobs. The projects 66 apartments will consist of 46 one-bedroom units and 16 two-bedroom units.

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