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Gov. Tony Evers and legislative Democrats are reviving an attempt to eliminate a property tax paid by businesses that Republicans have long supported getting rid of.
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Read More »Utilities, unions line up against GOP bill to expand community solar in Wisconsin 
Republican lawmakers are circulating a bill to expand community-funded solar projects in Wisconsin, over the objections of utilities and construction unions.
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Read More »Panel extends waiver of work-search requirements
Lawmakers on Friday extended a series of rules enacted during the COVID-19 outbreak to waive a job-search requirement for people receiving unemployment benefits, freeze employer unemployment payments and postpone some in-person fire and electrical inspections.
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Read More »WisDOT seeks to complete last bit of Zoo Interchange without meeting 70% federal funding rule
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is seeking permission to pay for the final stretch of the Zoo Interchange project without meeting a statutory requirement that at least 70% of the work be paid for with federal money.
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Read More »DSPS takes down public calendar used to track plan review backlog
Even as the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services remains under pressure to speed its processing of commercial-building plans, it has removed from its website a public calendar showing the extent of its review backlog.
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Read More »OPINION: Big government delaying building projects, economic growth
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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Read More »Bill would exempt gear for certain out-of-state projects from sales taxes
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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Read More »EXPLAINING HIMSELF: Thompson defends WisDOT policies on single-bid contracts (UPDATE)
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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Read More »GOP senator vows to vote against state budget (UPDATE)
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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Read More »Design-build in Republican transportation plan (UPDATE)
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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