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The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is in a housing bind that sets it apart from many other state campuses.

Tagged with: Building Commission David Miller Scott Walker University of Wisconsin-Parkside UW System UW-Parkside

Although Dave Drent, executive director of the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center, said he’ll wait until the check is in hand to believe the county will allocate about $1.3 million for building repairs in 2013, he already knows how he would spend it.

Tagged with: Chris Abele War Memorial

Milwaukee County’s Economic and Community Development Committee will consider a resolution and ordinance change that would install a process for selling county-owned land at a special meeting Wednesday.

Tagged with: Brian Taffora Chris Abele Economic and Community Development Committee land sale Patricia Jursik Steve Taylor

Milwaukee aldermen voted 11-3 Tuesday to reject holding a referendum on a proposed $64.6 million, 2.1-mile streetcar line in the city.

Tagged with: American Transmission Bob Donovan Milwaukee PSC streetcar Tom Barrett

Behind a 10-4 Milwaukee Common Council vote Tuesday, Rocky Marcoux, commissioner for the city's Department of City Development, has been reappointed for four more years.

Tagged with: common council Joe Dudzik Jose Perez Nik Kovac Robert Bauman Rocky Marcoux Tony Zielinski

Milwaukee County’s War Memorial and the Milwaukee Art Museum share a lakefront home, but, so far, they have been unable to agree on who should control the thermostat.

Tagged with: Chris Abele Dan Keegan David Kurtz Milwaukee Art Museum War Memorial

The Wisconsin Public Service Commission will reconsider the Oak Creek Water and Sewer Utility’s rate increase application after it determined that the city of Franklin, a wholesale customer, should not be charged for fire protection.

Tagged with: fire protection John Bennett PSC

The Daily Reporter's weekly digest of companies that were issued OSHA citations during work around the state.

Tagged with: Baraboo bridge citation concrete crane derrick electrical excavation fall protection framing Green Bay highway La Crosse Lunda Construction Co. masonry osha Pewaukee remediation remodeling residential Rice Lake roofing safety scaffolding settlement street structural steel Sun Prairie training welding

Gov. Scott Walker approved nearly $12 million to pay for construction, maintenance and renovation of six freight rail facilities, according to a news release from the governor's office.

Tagged with: freight rail Scott Walker

At least one new mining bill in January seems a certainty for Wisconsin. But its content and fate probably will depend on which party wins in November.

Tagged with: Army Corps of Engineers Bob Jauch Bucyrus Dale Schultz DNR iron ore mining Scott Fitzgerald Scott Walker Tim Cullen