The Wisconsin Public Service Commission on Thursday approved letting local officials in Kenosha County use water fees for the first time to help customers pay for replacing lead water lines.

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As the troubled contractor American Sewer Services sues the city of Milwaukee after being passed over for a contract to replace lead water lines, an affiliated company submitted a low bid for similar work this week.

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Gov. Scott Walker announced Wednesday that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will award more than $26 million as part of a two-year plan to replace lead service lines at homes, schools and daycare center in 42 Wisconsin municipalities.

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The Supreme Court is leaving in place a ruling that revived two federal lawsuits stemming from a scandal over lead-tainted water in Flint, Michigan.

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Gov. Scott Walker on Wednesday signed into law a bill that allows public utilities to provide financial assistance to communities and property owners looking to replace lead water-service lines.

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The Milwaukee Health Department has no record it conducted environmental investigations at more than 100 homes where children had elevated lead levels in their blood, according to an audit released Monday.

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The state Senate has passed a bill designed to help Wisconsin homeowners cover the cost of replacing lead pipes.

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American Sewer Services, whose employees caused a stir late last year after being photographed carrying guns and bringing racist symbols to Milwaukee public-works job sites, is the apparent low bidder for a contract to replace lead water-service lines.

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Milwaukee officials plan on Wednesday to take up a proposal that would have the city replace lead water-service lines on certain publicly owned tax-foreclosed properties.

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A bill designed to help Wisconsin homeowners pay for replacing lead pipes has cleared the state Assembly, but it now must go back to the Senate for another vote after Republicans lowered the benefit available.

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