Business groups are questioning the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s plan to plug a looming $680 million hole in the state’s road budget.

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Wisconsin's highways are aging, congestion is worsening in Milwaukee, Madison and other urban areas and there is demand for public transit, even in rural areas, that isn't being met.

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A research group is using Wisconsin officials’ past failures at accurately predicting traffic increases on certain roads as reason to call into question the state’s current transportation plans.

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At the same meeting in which the top Wisconsin transportation official argued for raising more money for the state’s roads, rails, harbors and airports, he acknowledged that the number of miles drivers are traveling has fallen behind predictions.

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In his State of the State address Wednesday, Gov. Scott Walker proposed major new tax breaks in his "Blueprint for Prosperity."

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It's great to hear that Gov. Scott Walker has directed Transportation Secretary Mark Gottlieb to find a way to better pay for roads, bridges and other state infrastructure.

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Wisconsin residents have waited a long time to get a good look at the state's checkbook.

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