Gov. Scott Walker's administration said Tuesday it is delaying $101 million in debt payments to help with the state budget's bottom line. But how big of a problem the state's budget may be facing isn't clear.

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Reno, Nev. — The lack of a firm national policy on renewable energy and the politically charged budget debate in Washington has many in the green energy industry uncertain about their future. The Reno Gazette-Journal reported that industry leaders attending ...

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By Alan Fram Associated Press Washington — The debt limit compromise might have resolved this year’s most clamorous political battle between President Barack Obama and Congress, but it only takes a modest swipe at the heart of the matter: the ...

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Wisconsin's Democratic state senators returned to work Tuesday with little fanfare, a stark contrast to the scene in February when they fled the state in protest of an anti-union bill, helping to fuel massive protests.

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By Joe Lanane The ax hanging above New Berlin’s roster of 2011 road projects will fall unless city officials buy the argument that this is the ideal time to take on debt. The New Berlin Board of Public Works approved ...

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By Paul Snyder The possible closure of Peshtigo-based Aacer Flooring LLC and its affiliate, New London-based Wolf River Lumber Inc., does not mean the companies’ 222 employees will lose their jobs. Michael Polsky, an attorney with Milwaukee-based Beck, Chaet, Bamberger ...

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By Paul Snyder The debate over how to replenish Wisconsin’s unemployment budget will grow more pointed if the federal government grants a state request to extend benefits for 99 weeks. But matters of debt, even if the debt grows beyond ...

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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Neenah Enterprises, one of the largest independent foundry companies in the country, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware. The Wisconsin-based company listed assets of about $286 million and total debt of about $449 ...

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By Larry Michael The run-up the construction industry experienced throughout the 1990s was actually a 14-year market expansion. That’s quite a party, and the aftermath will be quite a hangover. Most industry cycles are shorter and less severe, so the ...

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By EILEEN AJ CONNELLY AP Personal Finance Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The pace at which people fell behind on their mortgages slowed during the summer for the third consecutive quarter, but the overall delinquency rate hit another record, a ...

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