A co-chair of the state's powerful finance committee grilled state agency officials on Tuesday about Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to keep many building plans out of the state's next budget.

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Construction companies that purposely misclassify direct employees as independent contractors will face new civil penalties and possibly even criminal charges, under a law enacted this week.

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As the state moves to consolidate various departments in one hulking office building on Madison’s west side, it is also planning to reduce the amount of private space it rents.

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Republican lawmakers are pushing a bill that would assign inspector generals to more than a dozen state agencies, which could cost the state hundreds of thousands of dollars and open the door to cronyism, according to critics.

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A report from Gov. Scott Walker's administration shows overall state contracting increased during the last fiscal year.

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Gov. Scott Walker's administration says the state finished the last fiscal year with a $135 million surplus.

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The state Senate moved forward Tuesday with a bill that free up towns' spending on roads even as lawmakers remained at an impasse over the transportation budget and possible changes to the state's prevailing wage laws.

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Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget quietly drops a plan to eliminate advisory panels that have not met in more than a year.

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Chris Schoenherr has decided to leave his job as deputy secretary in Gov. Scott Walker's Department of Administration next month.

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The African American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Milwaukee is planning to ask state officials to reconsider their interpreting the state’s new bidding law in a way that threatens to gut bidding preferences for businesses owned by minorities and disabled veterans.

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