Applications for Wisconsin’s historic-preservation tax credit have slowed to a trickle since state officials lifted a moratorium on the incentive.

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There is no legal limit on the use of Wisconsin’s recently quadrupled historic-preservation tax credit, but a top economic development official can protect state coffers by single-handedly rejecting projects.

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Gov. Scott Walker says a historic tax credit bill he has signed into law will help revitalize downtowns across Wisconsin.

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The state Senate voted 31-2 Tuesday to double the state’s historic preservation tax credit for the second time this year.

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The state Senate is scheduled Tuesday to take up a proposal to double the state’s historic preservation tax credit for the second time this year.

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The state Assembly passed a bill that would double the state tax credit offered to renovators of historic properties.

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The Wisconsin Senate will not take up a proposal this week to double a tax credit offered to renovators of historical properties, according to an aide for a top Senate Republican.

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The state’s budget committee is scheduled to take up legislation Tuesday that would double the tax credit that goes to renovators of historic properties.

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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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