By James Briggs Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday released drafts of five bills meant to create jobs. The legislation won’t directly help contractors, but industry lobbyists said any pro-business legislation would be a productive first step. “There’s good stuff in ...

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By Matt Pommer “Turn in your Medicare cards here.” The sign was hoisted on the edge of the anti-government Tea Party rally on the Capitol Square in Madison last month. Of course, no matter how outraged people are about big ...

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By Paul Snyder Authors of a bill that would require licensure of ironworkers in Wisconsin are working on amendments to quell growing opposition in the construction industry. Critics argue the bill is a thinly veiled jurisdiction grab and say passage ...

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Sean Ryan [email protected] City of Milwaukee officials want more power than they would get with just one seat on a five-person board that could control public transit spending in the county. According to a state draft of a regional transit ...

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Paul Snyder [email protected] Construction of a new building to house the La Crosse Community Theatre on the banks of the Mississippi River will happen only if the state Legislature votes to exempt the land from property taxes. And even if ...

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Paul Snyder [email protected] It still could take years for construction to get rolling if state lawmakers manage to lift Wisconsin’s moratorium on nuclear development. “Frankly, I don’t see it happening anytime soon,” said Todd Stuart, executive director of the Wisconsin ...

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Jim Abrams AP Writer Washington — The House, doing some billion-dollar housekeeping before it leaves for the August recess, is taking up legislation to keep recession-hit federal programs that support highway projects, state unemployment insurance and mortgage loans from running ...

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WisDOT opens fourth round of bids for federal stimulus project The Wisconsin Department of Transportation on Tuesday opened bids for the fourth round of federal stimulus-financed road projects in Wisconsin. Companies submitted offers for 18 projects amounting in more than ...

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Erica Werner AP Writer Washington — Debate raged on unabated Tuesday over the pace and shape of legislation reinventing health care as President Barack Obama tried to remain on the offensive against stiffening opposition, especially from Republicans. Following a recent ...

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Erica Werner and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar AP Writers Washington — A defiant President Barack Obama sought Monday to revive his faltering plan to overhaul health care, delivering a full-throated promise to get comprehensive legislation and summoning lawmakers crucial to his effort ...

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