By Sean Ryan Wisconsin received $822 million from the $8 billion the federal government awarded Thursday for rail projects, but transit supporters want more. The state will use $810 million to build a high-speed rail line between Madison and Milwaukee, ...

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By John Flesher AP Environmental Writer Traverse City, Mich. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to order immediate closure of shipping locks near Chicago to prevent Asian carp from infesting the Great Lakes. The court rejected a request ...

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Teacher Carrie Cox from Andrew High School in Tinley Park, Ill., protests with other teachers opposing Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s budget cuts and new pension plan during a rally across the street from the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. As ...

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By Sean Ryan Milwaukee-area freight carriers see missed opportunities whenever cargo bypasses their city on the way to Chicago. The people who are losing work — truckers, workers for the Port of Milwaukee and business owners based near General Mitchell ...

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Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com Consensus on transit in southeastern Wisconsin is the key that could unlock federal grants for the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter-rail project. The region has not found that key, but Gov. Jim Doyle on Tuesday nudged area leaders toward intensifying ...

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Minnesota reports 2,130 transportation jobs created from road stimulus so far St. Paul, MN (AP) — Eager to show the federal stimulus package is working, Minnesota transportation leaders said Wednesday the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has supported 2,130 direct ...

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Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Wisconsin does not have the money to run high-speed trains between Milwaukee and Madison. But Gov. Jim Doyle on Friday said the state now has its best opportunity to get the cash. “Clearly, one of the main ...

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