Block by block, parties build Obama-style networks
It's 10 a.m. on a Saturday in late September — 200 days from Wisconsin's presidential primary, nearly 14 months from Election Day 2020— and Bill Chandler, a retired orchestra teacher, is out talking to his neighbors about politics.
Judge OKs suit aimed at halting Obama library in Chicago
A judge on Tuesday gave his approval to a lawsuit filed by a parks-advocacy group that aims to stop for good the delayed construction of former President Barack Obama's proposed $500 million presidential center in a Chicago park beside Lake Michigan.
Trump plan scales back Obama’s coal-emissions standards
The Trump administration on Tuesday came out with new rules scaling back Obama Administration constraints on coal-fired power plants, striking at one of the former administration's main programs to rein in climate-changing fossil-fuel emissions.
Trump’s cheaper short-term health plans have coverage shortfalls
The Trump administration on Wednesday cleared the way for insurers to sell short-term health plans as a bargain alternative to pricey Obama-administration policies for people struggling with high premiums.
Groundbreaking for Obama Presidential Center delayed until 2019
The groundbreaking for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago will be delayed until next year because of a hold-ups in the federal review process.
Walker emphasizes health insurance plan in latest ad
Gov. Scott Walker's latest television ad released on Tuesday features a doctor touting the Republican's support for a plan meant to stabilize the health-insurance market but ignores his yearslong attempt to undercut the federal law commonly known as Obamacare.
Obama upbeat about 2014
Citing strong progress on the economy, President Barack Obama said at his annual year-end news conference Friday that 2014 "can be a breakthrough year for America" after a long season of recession and slow recovery.
Marketing ‘Obamacare’ shaping up as big challenge
It will make you stronger. It will give you peace of mind and make you feel like a winner. Health insurance is what the whole country has been talking about, so don't be left out.
Congress recesses with full plate
The quarrelsome House couldn't even agree on whether to formally adjourn, but that didn't stop Congress from taking five weeks off.
Obama pushes wind tax credits
A central Iowa wind turbine blade manufacturer again was serving as a backdrop for President Barack Obama, this time for a speech Thursday in which he was expected to argue for Congress to renew wind energy tax credits.
Pipeline prompts veto threat of highway bill
The White House is threatening to veto transportation legislation that would extend money for highway construction projects through the end of September because it would mandate construction of a Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline that President Barack Obama earlier blocked.
Obama signs stop-gap transportation bill
President Barack Obama has signed a three-month extension of a transportation bill to keep federal highway and transit aid flowing. The move prevents a widespread shutdown of construction projects.
Today’s News
- Milwaukee County breaks ground on first health and human services center
- Where are the homes? Glaring need for housing construction underlined by Century 21 CEO
- Lawmakers block update for new commercial building standards
- Milwaukee mayor’s $1.9B budget proposal has infrastructure boost
- As employers face labor shortages, Biden administration rolls out playbook for training workers
- Wisconsin Senate committee votes against confirmation for four DNR policy board appointees
- October proclaimed Architecture Awareness Month in Wisconsin
- Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of October 2, 2023
- Corn mill owners plead to federal charges in fatal explosion, will pay $11.25 million
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Second phase of Lower Yahara River Trail construction
- Sky-high mortgage rates leave homes unaffordable for more buyers, sending new home sales tumbling
- Forecast: Economic challenges ahead as rates rise and labor shortages remain
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)