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Gov. Evers outlines final-year agenda in state address
Gov. Tony Evers’ final State of the State address details plans on prisons, renewable energy and tax relief.
State building commission approves $185 million in projects
The State Building Commission approved around $185 million in construction projects across the state, including a project that will continue the governor’s plan to reform buildings operated by the state correction department.
‘Get this damned thing done’: State commission votes on $700M in projects, including reform of Wisconsin prisons
The state building commission approved around $743 million for construction projects, including work on several corrections facilities and plans to shutter one of the state’s oldest corrections facilities.
Editorial: Adjusting Wisconsin’s shared revenue formula should be a top state budget priority
Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian and leaders of four of the state’s other largest cities rattled their tin cups before Gov. Tony Evers earlier this month, pleading for more state funding support for essential services.
Damning report finds reason to replace Green Bay prison — a step Evers says his budget won’t take
A new report confirms what advocates of replacing Green Bay's maximum-security institution have long been arguing: the prison is overcrowded, out-of-date and dangerous.
Evers says budget won’t include replacement of century-old Green Bay prison
Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday that his forthcoming budget won't call for replacing a century-old prison near Green Bay, an overcrowded structure that an area lawmaker calls the state's most dangerous.
Proposal to sell Green Bay prison up for hearing
A proposal to sell a state prison in Green Bay is up for a state Senate public hearing.
Today’s News
- South Milwaukee apartment project canceled after financing shortfall
- Governor candidate supports moratorium for future data centers
- Wausau Equipment facility changes hands in New Berlin
- Wisconsin Laborers union backs Crowley in governor’s race
- Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez drops out of governor’s race
- Home construction planned for former Manitowoc mall site
- Local costs a factor in I-794 removal proposal
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 20, 2026
- Rockwell’s New Berlin proposal gets initial approval
- Michigan approves Canadian oil giant’s Line 5 pipeline project
- Construction industry resilient despite higher prices
- Marketing firm Derse gets ready to build Oak Creek HQ
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)