MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Brett Davis has formally declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor. Davis, of Oregon, is finishing his third term as a state representative. He said he wants to transform the lieutenant governor position into a taxpayer ...

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By Sean Ryan A Milwaukee law forcing property owners to renovate or demolish foreclosed homes is putting muscle behind a growing disgust with vacant properties. The law dovetails with such local groups as Southeastern Wisconsin Common Ground, which is an ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Rebecca Kleefisch, the wife of state Rep. Joel Kleefisch, is running for lieutenant governor. Kleefisch announced her candidacy on Tuesday. She joins three other Republicans who previously announced, including state Rep. Brett Davis of Oregon, ...

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By Sean Ryan The president of a sewer construction company near Milwaukee wants the city to spend more federal stimulus money on sewer construction. Dennis Biondich, president of American Sewer Services Inc., Rubicon, acknowledges the obvious beneficiary of such a ...

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Plea hearings set for 2 in Krazy Glue assault CHILTON, Wis. (AP) — Plea hearings have been set for two of three women accused of assaulting a Fond du Lac man. Forty-eight-year-old Therese Ziemann of Menasha and 43-year-old Michelle Belliveau ...

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State Rep. Brett Davis, R-Oregon, said Wednesday the recently released national report from the Pew Center on the States illustrates Wisconsin’s need for budget changes. The report, titled “Beyond California: States in Fiscal Peril,” analyzed state budgets all across America ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Lake Geneva businessman says he will run for lieutenant governor. Republican Ben Collins says he has founded a defense technology company called Aptus Technologies, Inc., in Lake Geneva. He says he served three tours in ...

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