Bids are in for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's whopper of a March bid letting, which advertised nearly $500 million worth of highway projects, and the highest number of projects in any March letting in at least a decade.

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Republican legislators are preparing to question two key members of Gov. Tony Evers' Cabinet as they weigh confirmation votes.

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A recently assembled transportation task force set itself on a crash course this week with Republicans in the state Legislature over road spending.

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A task force convened to solve Wisconsin's transportation woes had yet to begin its work on Thursday when the state's transportation chief suggested tax increases could be on the table.

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A campaign led by Tony Evers' pick to lead the Wisconsin Department of Transportation decries the state's road-funding system, and has spread to a third of all municipalities in Wisconsin.

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Gov.-elect Tony Evers announced Friday that he has nominated a former U.S. Navy captain to head up the state's troubled Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Perhaps more so than any other year in recent memory, 2018 was momentous for the construction industry in Wisconsin.

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Gov.-elect Tony Evers on Friday nominated Craig Thompson, the head of a group that has advocated for raising taxes to improve the condition of in state roads, to be the next secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

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Gov. Scott Walker wants to halt big Milwaukee-area road projects if he's re-elected in November, and spend more on small road work and maintenance.

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A recent Wisconsin Department of Transportation report shows that spending on transportation projects has decreased under Gov. Scott Walker even as debt has ballooned.

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