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Illinois preference law rattles contractors along the border

By Tony Anderson Special to The Daily Reporter An Illinois law requiring the use of state residents on public projects has Wisconsin contractors gauging the potential damage to their bottom […]

Booze interest holds sway in Legislature

By Matt Pommer A watchdog group is blaming large legislative campaign donations for what the group calls a tepid approach to tightening drunken driving laws. In the last decade, the […]

New professional engineering standards signed into law

Standards for professional engineers in Wisconsin were raised in a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Jim Doyle. The previous law requires standards to attain a professional engineer license, including […]

New law gives communities more time to repay TIDs

By Darryl Enriquez A bill that authorizes communities to extend the amount of time debt obligations of financially distressed tax incremental districts can be retired was signed into law Wednesday […]

Legislators rush to the finish line

By Matt Pommer Never watch the making of sausages or laws, according to the old quip. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5fHQqg5yfA[/youtube] The admonition especially applies in the final days of the Wisconsin legislative session […]

Local preference hits pavement job (UPDATE)

By Sean Ryan D.C. Burbach Inc. could become the first paving contractor to lose a job because of Milwaukee’s preference for city-based bidders. Waukesha-based Burbach submitted a low bid of […]

Development law splits Milwaukee neighborhood

By Sean Ryan A proposal to wipe out a five-year-old development law in a Milwaukee neighborhood is reigniting an argument over the best way to govern growth. The city in […]

Bill targets prevailing wage law (UPDATE)

By Paul Snyder A bill that would repeal every prevailing wage law change enacted in last year’s state budget faces long odds in the Democrat-controlled Legislature. State Rep. Mary Williams, […]

Reporting snafu delays three county projects in Waupaca County (UPDATE)

By Paul Snyder The state’s new prevailing wage threshold slipped the minds of Waupaca County planners, leaving them with no choice but to postpone an estimated $151,000 worth of projects. […]

Industry groups support wage law changes

By Paul Snyder Three contractor groups are aligning themselves with the Department of Workforce Development in support of changes to the state’s prevailing wage law. Those groups — the Construction […]

Local preference fight fails again

By Sean Ryan Contractors trying to win public works contracts in Milwaukee are continuing their attempts on multiple fronts to overturn the city’s local preference law. American Sewer Services Inc., […]