Republicans will hold a hearing on a contentious mining bill in northern Wisconsin after all.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Assembly Majority Leader Scott Suder says he hopes to have mining legislation completed by the end of the year. Suder, an Abbotsford Republican, made the remarks at a news conference Tuesday to announce Republicans were pushing ...

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By James Briggs Rep. Mary Williams, R-Medford, has handed over to Assembly leadership a bill that would exempt most government construction projects from Wisconsin’s prevailing wage law. Questions remain, though, over how soon the bill could pass and what form ...

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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker convened the first meeting of his newly reorganized Commerce Department’s board Wednesday, introducing members with Republican and business ties. The GOP governor signed a bill earlier this year ...

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By James Briggs A bill targeting the state’s prevailing wage law could begin circulating within weeks. The legislation not only would seek to roll back the most recent changes made under the previous Democratic-controlled Legislature, but also would soften the ...

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By James Briggs Efforts to amend Wisconsin’s prevailing wage law are stalled more than a month after Rep. Mary Williams, R-Medford, said she was close to drafting a bill calling for change or even repeal. There no longer is a ...

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By James Briggs State Rep. Mary Williams keeps in her Capitol office a tangible reminder of a law she says is holding down Wisconsin’s construction industry. Opening the top-right drawer of her desk Wednesday afternoon, the Republican from Medford pulled ...

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By Paul Snyder

staff writer

Lawmakers at the Capitol are working hard to get a number of bills through before session ends Thursday.

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By Paul Snyder Political resistance and timing could spoil the construction industry’s chance to speak out on a bill that would repeal the state’s new prevailing wage law. “If we’re just looking at repealing all the work we did last ...

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By Paul Snyder A bill that would repeal every change made to the state’s prevailing wage law in the 2009-11 budget has been referred to the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development. The bill, authored by state Rep. Mary Williams, R-Medford, ...

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