A day before lawmakers are scheduled to vote on the budget for the state’s chief licensing agency, construction groups are seeking to keep exam requirements in place for apprentices.

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Gov. Scott Walker is moving forward with an effort to slow the increase in occupational licensing requirements in Wisconsin, while promising to reduce those already on the books without saying which could be targeted for removal.

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The Assembly is poised to approve a bill that would limit local governments from imposing new professional fees or licensing requirements.

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Holders of various trades and other sorts of licenses could go four years instead of two without having to renew their certifications, under Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget.

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The state’s licensing requirement for electricians will mean many more people who work in the field will need direct supervision.

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Many Wisconsin electricians probably could not take advantage of one opportunity presented by stricter electrical-licensing standards: working in Minnesota and other states without getting additional certifications.

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The potential merger of the state’s main licensing agency and consumer protection department could fulfill remodeling contractor Abe Degnan’s wish to no longer serve two masters.

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Ten employees at a Milwaukee-based electrical contractor took the state’s electrician licensing exam.

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By Paul Snyder Rhode Island contractor David Burnham has worked with heavy equipment for 45 years without an accident. The owner of Sauderstown, R.I.-based Burnham Excavating Inc. will not attribute his safety record entirely to his state-mandated operating license, but ...

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By Eric Grasberger Dolan Media Newswires Portland, Ore. — There is a world of difference between bidding on public projects and on private ones. Public projects and those paid for with stimulus money will provide at least some relief to ...

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