Even as Madison officials move forward with public assistance for the massive Judge Doyle Square development, a debate is going on behind the scenes over how much of the resulting construction work should be directed toward union contractors.
The three-story expansion to the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Tosa Center will bring new clinics, renovate existing clinical space and provide physician office space.
A state senate panel has approved a bill meant to exempt contractors from paying sales and use taxes on construction materials used on projects commissioned for non-profit groups such as schools.
Though hustling to keep up with the demands of his day job, the owner of a Wisconsin Rapids construction company felt strongly enough about a proposed tax exemption for certain construction materials to take time out of his busy schedule to travel to Madison and testify.