After a contractor's lone bid on a Rock County interstate job came in $20 million higher than expected, Wisconsin's nominated transportation secretary told lawmakers he's not sure if he'd sign off on the contract.

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Republicans silenced any talk Tuesday of a blue wave sweeping them out of control of the Wisconsin Legislature, with GOP incumbents turning back more than enough Democratic challengers to maintain majorities in both the state Assembly and Senate.

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A government-watchdog organization says outside groups are pumping money into a half-dozen legislative races.

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Tattooed in blue ink around Kriss Marion's right wrist is the Biblical phrase "Be quick to listen."

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Republican lawmakers are circulating a bill to expand broadband service in underserved parts of the state.

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Industry representatives are looking for a way to give contractors some peace of mind should the auditor come knocking after they’ve claimed a recently passed tax exemption for nonprofit groups’ projects.

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Even as state Republicans continue to discuss plans to overhaul the state’s prevailing wage laws, at least one GOP senator has been shopping around an alternative that would exempt all local governments from the compensation requirements.

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Even as a group of Wisconsin lawmakers prepare for a daylong hearing on a bill that would eliminate the state’s prevailing wage laws, others are considering less far-reaching changes ranging from increasing the dollar value for exempt projects to having the wage rates set by region instead of by county.

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A state Senator with the linchpin vote on a bill that would eliminate the state's prevailing-wage laws is saying he does not favor the proposal.

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With the start of the state Legislature’s new session, construction industry representatives are preparing to bang their heads against an old wall: getting sales-tax exemptions when buying building materials for tax-exempt entities.

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