As could perhaps be expected in an industry that both comes under strict regulation and works regularly on government projects, construction companies rarely see a legislative session come and go in Madison without there being a flurry of new laws that affect their business.

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Negotiators on a $1.3 trillion government spending bill dropped protections for so-called Dreamer immigrants and gave President Donald Trump only a partial victory on paying for his U.S.-Mexico border wall as talks entered their final stage on Wednesday.

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Congressional leaders and the White House are pressing to strike an accord on a $1.3 trillion catchall spending bill, although disputes remain over immigration, abortion and a massive rail project that pits President Donald Trump against his most powerful Democratic adversary.

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is signing the nearly three-month late state budget into law, a move that will allow him to transition into re-election mode.

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Gov. Scott Walker issued 99 partial vetoes of the $76 billion state budget on Wednesday, including a provision that would have allowed low-spending school districts to raise more money from property taxes.

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The Wisconsin Assembly gets first crack at the $76 billion state budget Wednesday, beginning debate on the two-year spending plan that's more than two months late but could quickly be sent on to Gov. Scott Walker for his signature.

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Highlights of the two-year state budget up for approval Wednesday in the Wisconsin Assembly, a vote that comes more than two months after the spending plan was due on July 1.

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A tiny airport in central Wisconsin that's seen an influx of private jets since a Republican donor's world-class golf course opened nearby would get $4 million in improvements under funding slipped into the state budget this week.

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Wisconsin Republicans see a lot to like in Gov. Scott Walker's budget that could pass the Legislature next week, but Democratic opponents are trying to cast it as a pay-off for the wealthy.

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Wisconsin lawmakers plan to start taking their final votes next week on the state budget and Gov. Scott Walker's $3 billion incentive package for a Foxconn Technology Group plant.

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