Legislation that could decrease legal costs and liability for contractors has made it through a panel of lawmakers, but its fate remains uncertain.

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A Republican state senator whom Assembly Speaker Robin Vos called a "terrorist" over his negotiating tactics has been appointed to the Legislature's budget-writing Joint Finance Committee.

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Republican lawmakers want to give regulators a chance to review some We Energies contracts in a move they say could bring down electricity costs for Wisconsin manufacturers.

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When it comes to maintaining Wisconsin's roads, the divide between Republicans in Madison is wider than the cracks in the pavement of a buckled interstate.

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Imagine purchasing a new lawn tractor as a homeowner. Upon buying it, you’d expect to pay the state sales tax according to the price — or value — of that purchase.

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As voters get ready to consider more than 70 school district referendums as part of the statewide elections in a week, a state lawmaker's aide is saying his boss plans to reintroduce legislation that would limit when such votes can take place.

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An organization that represents engineering firms is joining an influential road builders group in coming out against a proposal meant to make local road projects cheaper by greatly decreasing their reliance on federal money.

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Republican legislators have created a bill that would shift federal road-building dollars from local work to state projects, a move that would exempt local projects from federal prevailing wage requirements.

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A large road-builder group is coming out against proposed legislation meant to lower the cost of local transportation projects by preventing them from falling under the additional regulations that come with the use of federal money.

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Even as state Republicans continue to discuss plans to overhaul the state’s prevailing wage laws, at least one GOP senator has been shopping around an alternative that would exempt all local governments from the compensation requirements.

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