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Wisconsin Republicans, just weeks away from losing control of both the governor's and attorney general's offices, planned to take big lame-duck votes Tuesday on a sweeping attempt to limit the powers of incoming Democrats, a step that opponents decried as a last-gasp power grab and attempt to invalidate the election.

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Lawmakers on Tuesday criticized Gov. Eric Holcomb's unilateral proposal to spend $1 billion in proceeds from a renegotiated Indiana Toll Road lease without their oversight.

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The good times could keep rolling in construction, according to a pair of economists who spoke on Tuesday at a construction outlook event in Milwaukee.

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The Wisconsin Senate has confirmed Gov. Scott Walker's appointment of his top aid to the state's utility-regulatory body.

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Largest winning bids in Wisconsin from the previous week, according to The Daily Reporter’s JobTrac bidding service.

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The average price of commonly used construction materials rose by 0.3 percent in September and was 7.4 percent higher than it was the same month a year ago.

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Spending on U.S. construction projects fell by 0.1 percent in October, showing the third consecutive monthly decline, as weakness in home building and non-residential construction offset a rebound in government projects.

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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is dropping a proposal to have the Mackinac Bridge Authority oversee the construction and operation of a tunnel to house a replacement oil pipeline in the Great Lakes.

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President Donald Trump kept up pressure on Monday on congressional Democrats over paying for his promised border wall, even as lawmakers appeared likely to avoid a partial government shutdown this week using a stopgap measure.

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Wisconsin Republicans planned to forge ahead Monday with a rare lame-duck session to give Gov. Scott Walker a chance to limit the powers of his Democratic successor, move the 2020 presidential primary date to benefit a conservative state Supreme Court justice and enact various other changes, which are almost certain to spur legal challenges.

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