Prevailing wages played a big part in both the highest high points and lowest low points of Jim Boullion’s lobbying career.

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RENEW Wisconsin has named Jim Boullion, a former lobbyist for the Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin lobbyist, the group's director of government affairs.

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One of the largest contractors associations in the state has decided to take a different direction with its lobbying work, and in doing so has dropped its in-house lobbyist.

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Come Jan. 1, contractors will no longer have to pay sales and use taxes on materials bought for various sorts of tax-exempt owners.

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The state's Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of a bill that would prevent contractors from having to pay sales and use taxes on materials bought for certain school, local government and nonprofit projects.

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When contractors talk about possible remedies of the industry’s labor shortfall, government intervention seldom makes the top of the list.

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An industry advocate says he remains hopeful that lawmakers will pass a long-sought tax break for contractors later this year, even though Gov. Scott Walker vetoed the provision from the state’s budget.

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After years of trying, construction groups have managed to get a long-sought tax exemption for certain construction materials to the goal line. Now they are just hoping that Gov. Scott Walker will help them carry it over.

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Come June 30, most Wisconsin employers are likely to get a break on the taxes they pay for unemployment benefits, a change projected to save them about $97 million a year.

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Support for changing Wisconsin’s prevailing wage is mounting.

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