By Jack Zemlicka The man who would lose control of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s capital planning is warning the state not to step on competitive bidding in the rush to grant the campus independence. David Miller, associate vice president of ...

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By ?COLIN FLY AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin athletic officials are asking for a $76.8 million athletic performance center in the next two-year state budget, just five years after a $109.5-million expansion of Camp Randall Stadium. The ...

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By Sean Ryan A $50 million budget the state approved for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences may not be enough to pay for the entire project. The project would add a three- or four-story, 125,000-square-foot addition to ...

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By Paul Snyder The owners of a Madison bar Tuesday dropped a lawsuit filed against the state for using eminent domain to acquire their property for a construction project. The trial was scheduled to begin Wednesday in Dane County Circuit ...

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By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle has backed off a campaign promise that four University of Wisconsin campuses will be energy independent by 2012 after determining it was not practical as proposed. ...

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By Paul Snyder Gov. Jim Doyle on Monday drew a line between wish and need by vetoing a bill that could have given state universities louder voices for campus project approval. “I would be happier if we had a regent ...

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By Paul Snyder The UW System’s use of eminent domain to acquire a downtown Madison building is prompting a legislative call for more oversight of the process. But the bill that would create that oversight focuses only on the UW ...

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Paul Snyder [email protected] A state lawmaker’s attempt to distribute representation on the UW System board of regents based on geography might spark more competition among universities for project money. State Sen. Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point, wants to change the composition ...

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