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Various environmental and civil-rights groups are calling on the state Legislature to abandon plans for a long-proposed expansion of Interstate 94 west of downtown Milwaukee and other big highway projects.

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Michigan officials on Wednesday began informing the public of tougher sampling rules they expect to result in more drinking-water systems exceeding limits for lead, a byproduct of new regulations enacted after Flint's troubles.

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Wisconsin Republicans won a key legislator's support for the state budget Wednesday by inserting provisions in the spending plan that would allow the electric-car manufacturer Tesla to open dealerships in the state.

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The Wisconsin Senate is expected to give final approval to the state budget on Wednesday.

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Republicans in the state Assembly approved increasing spending on town roads and other last-minute changes to the state budget on Tuesday to appease skeptical conservatives, saying their proposals are fiscally responsible and should be signed into law by Gov. Tony Evers.

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The leader of Wisconsin's jobs agency, which negotiated the Foxconn Technology Group deal, is stepping down later this year, around the time that he could be replaced by Gov. Tony Evers.

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Developers of a proposed copper-nickel mine in northern Minnesota are courting bankers for $950 million in financing, even as environmental groups push back against the project over fears of water pollution.

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is criticizing the Republican-led Legislature for taking a "vacation" without a deal to pay for state services or spend more to repair roads.

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Gov. Tony Evers has signed into law a bill eliminating a tax benefit for companies that move out of Wisconsin.

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To illustrate what's different about school safety in Portage, Peter Warning pointed to the numbers and letter "156-L" written above his office door.

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