A commission called on to study some of Wisconsin's largest road projects may meet this winter for the first time in five years, a step that could lead to the addition of new highway projects to the state's to-do list.

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With his official appointment hanging in the balance, Gov. Tony Evers’ choice to lead WisDOT has released a letter defending the state’s policies on single-bid contracts.

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A Wisconsin Senate committee gave one of Gov. Tony Evers' most debated Cabinet picks unanimous bipartisan approval on Thursday, setting up a larger battle in the fall.

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Even as lawmakers inked a wide-ranging transportation plan and briefly considered prevailing wages and other divisive policies earlier this year, they found themselves being lobbied far less than in previous years by construction-industry groups.

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The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Senate called on Thursday for a veto override after Gov. Tony Evers' administration announced $75 million worth of transportation grants to make more money available for public-transportation projects like Milwaukee's streetcar.

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Wisconsin Republicans scrapped Gov. Tony Evers’ transportation budget Thursday and replaced it with a plan that would pay for road work using a combination of title- and registration-fee increases, an infusion of general tax dollars and new borrowing. The proposal also would allow the design-build delivery system to be tested out and make various other far-reaching changes to transportation policy.

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Republican lawmakers are assembling a proposal that could scrap a gas tax increase — a key aspect of Gov. Tony Evers' transportation budget — and revive a policy allowing design-build firms to perform infrastructure projects.

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The state of Wisconsin may be stuck with a $27 million tab to cover cost overruns on the St. Croix Crossing project — and that’s just part of a settlement that could be eventually twice that much or more, according ...

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Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials want to pick up where the state's transportation policies were left off — four years ago.

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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has approved a single-bid contract that drew criticism from lawmakers for coming in $20 million higher than officials expected.

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