As contractors know, in Wisconsin most commercial building plans must be reviewed by the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Standards, or to a delegated local unit of government.

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A new bill introduced this week would eliminate sales tax on construction equipment that’s temporarily parked in Wisconsin before being sent out of state for certain types of projects.

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With his official appointment hanging in the balance, Gov. Tony Evers’ choice to lead WisDOT has released a letter defending the state’s policies on single-bid contracts.

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A Republican Wisconsin state senator says he will vote against the state budget proposal written by his fellow Republicans, leaving the GOP with only one vote to spare in the Senate.

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Wisconsin Republicans scrapped Gov. Tony Evers’ transportation budget Thursday and replaced it with a plan that would pay for road work using a combination of title- and registration-fee increases, an infusion of general tax dollars and new borrowing. The proposal also would allow the design-build delivery system to be tested out and make various other far-reaching changes to transportation policy.

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A bill being circulated in the state Legislature would wipe out the last vestiges of Wisconsin's tax on personal property, a category that includes construction equipment.

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Wisconsin voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to consider more than $1 billion worth of school referendum spending in another lucrative election that follows on a surge in public school construction last year.

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Wisconsin's recent surge in school construction is showing no signs of slowing down, with voters throughout the state being asked to consider more than $1 billion in school-construction referendums this April.

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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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Wisconsin voters will have a chance on Tuesday to set a record for school referendum spending in 2018, with $1.4 billion worth of requests on the ballot.

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