MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chairman of Wisconsin’s Republican Party says Democrats should be worried following Tuesday’s Massachusetts Senate election in which a Republican won the seat held by Sen. Ted Kennedy for 46 years. Reince Priebus said Wednesday that ...

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By Paul Snyder Madison’s leaders are dickering over the purchase prices of seven apartment buildings on the city’s south side, but those efforts to get the taxpayers a bargain may end up backfiring. “It’s very possible we would take this ...

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By Sean Ryan A state law preventing utilities from discriminating when setting water rates is hamstringing Milwaukee’s attempt to use Lake Michigan to attract businesses. Milwaukee aldermen are floating a plan to cut rates for companies that use a lot ...

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By Paul Snyder A Madison commission member’s caution could unravel a developer’s strategy to build on property targeted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison developer Otto Gebhardt III is planning a 10-story, student housing project on the north side of ...

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By CHARLES J. HANLEY AP Special Correspondent COPENHAGEN (AP) — This decade is very likely to be the warmest since record keeping began in 1850, and 2009 could rank among the top-five warmest years, the U.N. weather agency reported Tuesday ...

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BELVIDERE, Ill. (AP) — A gas line explosion rocked a technology plant in northern Illinois Monday, sending trembles through buildings as far as a mile away. One man was injured by flying shrapnel a quarter mile away, authorities said. Belvidere ...

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By Paul Snyder The new year will bring big changes for the Madison planning department following Director Mark Olinger’s departure, effective Jan. 5. According to an e-mail to Common Council members and city staff attributed to Olinger, Madison Mayor Dave ...

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By Sean Ryan Business parks, tax breaks and other tried-and-true perks just aren’t enough anymore, say economic development officials struggling for new ways to attract and retain companies. Governments still must provide cash incentives to lure companies or stop them ...

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