By Joe Lanane The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Real Estate Foundation will not pay the first $5 million for 89 acres of Milwaukee County property until receiving a two-year extension for the second payment. Representatives from the foundation insist the delay ...

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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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By Sean Ryan The gung-ho support in Milwaukee County for extending Interstate 794 south could dead-end at the border with Racine County. Racine County does not have the rights of way or planning in place for the highway. “No one’s ...

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By Sean Ryan We Energies and Bechtel Power Corp. are calling a truce in their feud over the Oak Creek power plant project. The utility and the contractor Monday announced the resolution of a claim Bechtel filed in December 2008 ...

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By Paul Snyder A bill that would extend the Jan. 1 deadline for local smart growth plans defeats the purpose of setting deadlines, according to those who want the state to stick to its original schedule. “It’s a little frustrating,” ...

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