A Republican-backed bill related to asbestos lawsuits is facing resistance from GOP senators, who argue the proposal would hurt veterans.

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Gov. Scott Walker wants the Legislature to pass a $100 million property tax cut next week, a move that would lower taxes on the typical home $13 this year.

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Legislators eager to slow rising medical costs in the state’s workers’ compensation system are suggesting an alternative to a fee schedule proposed earlier this year.

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The biggest flaw in the argument against historic-renovation tax credits is the assumption that there is no role for “rich wheeler-dealers.”

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Racine Mayor John Dickert predicts a 20 percent state tax credit for renovating historic properties would be high enough to attract developers from outside Wisconsin and even overseas to his city.

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If an increase in Wisconsin’s historical renovation tax credit has the intended effect, state government will part with more revenue than first predicted.

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Legislators are set to listen to the public sound off on a plan to close the woods around a mine site in far northern Wisconsin.

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A pair of Republican lawmakers is calling for medical providers to have a little bit more than an additional month to recommend ways to tamp down workers’ compensation costs.

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Eager to rein in rising workers’ compensation costs, Wisconsin policymakers want an itemized list of how much the state’s disability benefits system will pay for medical treatments.

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Whenever Olympic Builders General Contractors Inc. works on a project paid for with federal and local money, the company must decide whether its workers fall under federal or Wisconsin prevailing wage laws.

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