Four bills pitched as reform measures for a state transportation department set to receive a funding increase advanced through an Assembly committee on Thursday.

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Lawmakers have aired out a handful of bills that could shake up how the Wisconsin Department of Transportation awards bids and delivers projects, as part of a multi-pronged effort to reform the department following a funding increase.

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Wisconsin Republicans say a proposed gas tax is dead-on-arrival and have introduced a set of transportation bills calling for a funding alternative and a number of department overhauls meant to cajole skeptical lawmakers into assenting to a revenue increase.

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Republican lawmakers on Wednesday began seeking sponsors for about a dozen transportation-related bills that could include an alternative to a gas-tax increase and allow for the use of the design-build system on highway projects.

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Republican lawmakers are assembling a proposal that could scrap a gas tax increase — a key aspect of Gov. Tony Evers' transportation budget — and revive a policy allowing design-build firms to perform infrastructure projects.

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Various county officials are calling for a change to Wisconsin's bidding rules to allow design-build contractors to compete for more work — a tweak they say could save taxpayers money.

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Infrastructure is something that directly affects Wisconsinites from all corners of the state every day. From its most remote rural regions to the densest neighborhoods of our biggest cities, the entire state relies on efficient infrastructure for its economy and citizens’ quality of life. And more than any other project in the state, the I-94 East-West corridor renovation promises wide-ranging benefits for Wisconsin.

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Republican lawmakers on Thursday introduced a plan to put the Interstate 94 east-west expansion project in Milwaukee back on track.

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Half of the lawmakers who have been studying the state’s personal-property tax are in favor of repeal.

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Lawmakers are considering eliminating a property tax that construction companies now pay on machinery, tools and equipment, but acknowledge that someone will have to cover the lost revenue.

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