State, local and federal officials announced an agreement on Tuesday to hasten the clean-up of industrial pollution that's plagued Milwaukee's waterways for decades.

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Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett are teaming up in another rare show of bipartisan support in hopes of stimulating business growth in Milwaukee.

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By Marie Rohde Howard Immel Inc. will not build a new train shed at the Milwaukee Intermodal Station even though the contractor submitted the low $17 million bid for the job. Milwaukee Intermodal Station Train Shed and Platforms (American Recovery ...

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Milwaukee (AP) — Milwaukee officials will receive a national award next week for the exterior renovation of the city hall building. The National Trust for Historic Preservation will present Mayor Tom Barrett and other officials its Preservation Honor Award at ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gubernatorial candidates Tom Barrett and Scott Walker are both promising state transportation leaders that they will not raid a fund used to build and repair roads across Wisconsin. Walker and Barrett also spoke out Tuesday in ...

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By James Briggs The construction industry will have financed much of the takeover if Republicans gain power in the Wisconsin Legislature and governor’s office in January. Special interest groups with ties to construction have contributed more than $70,000 — only ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker is using President Barack Obama’s visit to Madison to once again criticize a high-speed rail project in Wisconsin. The state was awarded $810 million in federal stimulus money to build the ...

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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker says if elected he will call an emergency session of the Legislature on his first day in office to cut taxes, find government waste and ...

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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican candidates for governor made bold promises but outlined few details about how they would follow through with them Wednesday in the final debate before the Sept. 14 primary. Former ...

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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced Wednesday that the city of Milwaukee has started waiving fees on permits for flood-related projects. Permits are still required, but fees will be waived for construction and mechanical work, such as electrical work, plumbing and ...

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