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A newly released poll suggests opposition is growing to a central part of Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed transportation budget: higher gas taxes for more roadwork.
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Read More »Poll shows strong support for Evers’ priorities
In a sign of how difficult it will to reach a deal on road funding, 52 percent of the respondents to the latest Marquette University Law School pool said they don't support raising gas taxes or fees for that purpose.
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Read More »Roads remain concern in final poll before white-knuckle governor’s election
A Marquette University Law School poll released on Wednesday shows Gov. Scott Walker and his Democratic opponent, Tony Evers, remain locked in a dead heat with 47 percent support each just six days before the election.
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Read More »In toss-up governor’s race, crumbling roads unpopular, but so are taxes
Less than a month before election day, Gov. Scott Walker and his Democratic challenger Tony Evers are back in a statistical dead heat, according to a new Marquette University Law School poll released on Wednesday.
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Read More »With election looming, reckoning with Wisconsin’s crumbling roads may wait
With seven weeks to go in a competitive governor’s race, it’s unlikely voters will get a glimpse of a plan to repair Wisconsin’s much-maligned roadways before election day. A Wisconsin Department of Transportation budget request released on Monday shows details of WisDOT’s internal ...
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Read More »Enthusiasm of voters central question in Wisconsin races
With the election just seven weeks away, Republicans in Wisconsin are working to generate enthusiasm even as Democrats boast that a blue wave is coming.
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Read More »Without a plan of its own, Evers campaign tour taunts Walker on road funding
The Tony Evers campaign and two prominent construction unions hit the road this week on a tour to taunt Gov. Scott Walker over his transportation policies. But despite union backing and a new poll that foretells a neck-and-neck governor’s race ...
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