Contractors well know that governors can shape the regulations their industry is subject to not only by passing legislation but also re-interpreting laws already on the books.

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The knock on divided government is that it leads to gridlock. Witness, for example, the tedious standoff between President Donald Trump and the new Democratic majority in the House of Representatives. Their dispute over money for a border wall has partially shut down the federal government.

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Gov. Tony Evers told a room full of renewable-energy advocates on Thursday that solar projects and similar installations that flooded into Wisconsin in 2018 occurred even as many state policies continued to ignore, rather than embrace, science and innovation.

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The road builder Hoffman Construction has joined forces with a competitor to reel in a nearly $127 million highway project in the state’s December letting.

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Gov. Tony Evers says he will most likely include a “first step” toward legalizing medical marijuana in his first state budget proposal.

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Gov. Tony Evers told Republican lawmakers in a closed-door meeting on Tuesday that he will push for accepting an expansion of Medicaid, even though GOP leaders said the issue was a "nonstarter" for them.

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Gov. Tony Evers wants to place a priority on having the state's economic-development agency work with entrepreneurs and support innovation.

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A coalition of liberal-leaning groups planned to file a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to void laws passed by Wisconsin Republicans who were trying to reduce the powers of the newly elected Democratic governor and attorney general.

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