By Paul Snyder Critics of Wisconsin’s clean energy bill are calling for a sharper focus on specific job creation numbers and a detailed explanation of how much the proposal will cost. “The cost is something we need to know and ...

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By Paul Snyder Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co. will struggle to improve the state’s freight rail service until it gets money for track upgrades, which will be difficult to do until the company improves service. “It’s a chicken-egg thing,” said ...

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By Paul Snyder The Joint Committee on Finance on Thursday will hold an informational hearing on the effects of the federal stimulus package on Wisconsin’s construction industry. Pat Goss, executive director of the Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association, and Bob Barker, ...

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By Sean Ryan Federal prevailing-wage rules tied to stimulus money led to the delay of weatherization projects in Wisconsin. Nonprofit companies such as Janesville-based Community Action Inc. of Rock and Walworth Counties receive public weatherization money and either do the ...

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State Reps. Rich Zipperer, R-Pewaukee, and Phil Montgomery, R-Green Bay, on Wednesday announced they are seeking letters on stimulus job reporting from the state’s Office of Recovery and Reinvestment. The lawmakers sent a letter to ORRI Director Chris Patton seeking ...

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By Paul Snyder Two Wisconsin lawmakers, skeptical of claims about jobs created by federal stimulus money, are calling for public hearings on how the state is spending its share of the stimulus. State Rep. Rich Zipperer, R-Pewaukee, and state Rep. ...

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