A bipartisan spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate this week would put $62 million toward Wisconsin road, rail and bridge projects.

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In the wake of President Donald Trump's call in his State of the Union address for spending $1.5 trillion on infrastructure, state officials will be off to the country's capital to press home their request for hundreds of millions of dollars to speed up road work connected to the Foxconn plant being built in southeast Wisconsin.

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If you want more money for roads projects, sometimes you just have to collect it yourself.

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Many local government and business officials agree that the state has been neglecting its transportation system for too long. Now they are now setting out to demonstrate grassroots support for raising money for repairs and expansions.

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With a relatively new campaign, industry officials are hoping that business owners and local officeholders will be able to succeed at what roadbuilders and state officials have tried to do for years: Persuade lawmakers to raise additional money for transportation projects.

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With a state committee edging toward wrapping up its budget deliberations, lawmakers are seeking to slash transportation borrowing while a diverse coalition pushes to scale back planned expansions of major highways.

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Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Friday that he's open to using money from Wisconsin's general fund to shore up the state's transportation budget while lawmakers seek other ways to raise money for roads.

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Instead of heeding the recommendations of a transportation commission, Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget calls for an increase in borrowing for transportation projects in 2013-15.

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A report to Wisconsin state lawmakers will recommend increasing the gas tax and raising vehicle registration and driver's license fees.

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A Milwaukee alderman, fed up with the lack of money going toward local roads, wants the city’s Intergovernmental Relations Division to lobby the state on behalf of city streets.

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