MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State lawmakers will be busy today debating the clean energy bill, as well as regional transit. Milwaukee County could levy up to a half-cent sales tax to help pay for commuter rail and bus service under ...

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By Sean Ryan and Paul Snyder The volume of opposition to using taxes to pay for the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail line rose Thursday to match an increase in proposed project borrowing. A regional transit authority bill headed to the state ...

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By Sean Ryan Competing predictions of commuter rail in southeast Wisconsin are casting the project as either a development mirage or a dream come true for struggling builders. “That puts construction people to work, and a lot of the projects ...

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By Sean Ryan As residents of Racine County rallied against commuter rail, saying it is a waste of money, a Racine union leader said he is relying on it to put his members to work. The Racine Taxed Enough Already, ...

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By Jan Basina No one knows if the proposed high-speed and light-rail transit projects will ever come rolling down the tracks here in Wisconsin. Word is it would provide a lot of good jobs, a nice bonus for construction workers. ...

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By Jan Basina No one knows if the proposed high-speed and light-rail transit projects will ever come rolling down the tracks here in Wisconsin. Word is it would provide a lot of good jobs, a nice bonus for construction workers. ...

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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A broad coalition of Wisconsin business and labor officials, mayors, environmentalists and others urged the Legislature on Thursday to approve regional transit systems to ease congestion, improve transportation and create ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle says he opposes a new regional transit plan for southeast Wisconsin unveiled by fellow Democrats in the state Assembly. Doyle said he prefers the version that he worked on and announced in January ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle outlined a number of his initiatives and proposals during his State of the State speech on Tuesday. Here are some of the details: MILWAUKEE SCHOOLS: Doyle used some of his strongest language to ...

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By Paul Snyder Without successful bus systems in southeast Wisconsin, there can be no Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail line. Without a bill giving local governments in southeast Wisconsin a menu of options for raising transit money, the bus systems will struggle ...

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