By James Briggs The mayors of Wisconsin’s two most populous cities are off to a quiet, yet turbulent start with the state’s governor-elect. Three weeks before inauguration, Republican Gov.-elect Scott Walker is advancing an agenda at odds with the interests ...

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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Travelers will have to keep making the 80-mile trip between Madison and Milwaukee by road for the foreseeable future. And Democrats are livid about it. President Barack Obama’s administration announced Thursday ...

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By James Briggs The high-speed rail debate is trudging into a new campaign season. Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz on Monday announced the start of his re-election campaign, and in doing so set the stage for a two-year battle between the ...

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By James Briggs The city of Madison plans to create a subcommittee to prevent development proposals from getting bogged down in too many committee meetings. “Yeah, I know, I’m cringing myself,” said Mark Clear, president of the Madison Common Council ...

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By James Briggs Madison’s Economic Development Committee this week plans to make a new pitch for high-speed rail, but committee members sound defeated even before putting pen to paper. The committee plans to write Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz expressing support ...

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By Marie Rohde Scott Walker says make no mistake about it: He has not waffled in his opposition to high-speed rail. “I don’t think we can afford it,” Wisconsin’s governor-elect said Monday. Walker put to rest speculation that he wavered ...

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By James Briggs As the city of Madison considers the future of the Overture Center for the Arts, tension is growing between Common Council members and Mayor Dave Cieslewicz. In one of the most recent examples, a news release issued ...

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By James Briggs Madison is expanding its real estate portfolio and willing to swing a deal with developers as long as they share the city’s vision for what should be built in its coveted Capitol East District. The city has ...

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By James Briggs The city of Madison is taking a hands-on approach to ensuring one of its busiest thoroughfares remains vibrant. A resolution to buy an 11.5-acre parcel of land on East Washington Avenue, called Union Corners, is briskly moving ...

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By Joe Yovino

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This week, Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz announced he wants to build on the downtown high-speed rail station by adding a public market, a parking garage and more planning for the area southeast of Capitol Square in a $238 million capital budget for 2011.

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