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OPINION: Prevailing-wage repeal, not as benign as some would have you believe
Prevailing-wage laws require that construction workers on public construction projects be paid the wages and benefits offered on similar jobs performed by local Wisconsin workers.
Evers wants to increase gas taxes, reinstate prevailing wages
Gas taxes would increase but the cost to fill up could actually drop, Wisconsin's right-to-work law would be repealed and its former prevailing-wage requirements reinstated and income taxes would be cut for the middle class, all under Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' first budget.
Transportation officials looking past State of the State to first Evers’ budget (UPDATE)
New Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is preparing to deliver his first State of the State speech to the Republican-controlled Legislature.
Judge rules Ogden-affiliate Craftmaster stiffed workers on overtime, prevailing wages
A firm affiliated with the Milwaukee-based developer Ogden & Company stiffed its employees of overtime wages, a federal judge has ruled in a class-action lawsuit.
Walker’s plan for roads: Stop big interstate projects, spend more on local roads
Gov. Scott Walker wants to halt big Milwaukee-area road projects if he's re-elected in November, and spend more on small road work and maintenance.
ABC of Wisconsin endorses Walker
The Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin, a largely non-union trades group, is endorsing Gov. Scott Walker as he seeks a third term in office.
UNIONS UNITE: AFL-CIO conference gives Evers platform to talk roads, other priorities
Embattled Wisconsin labor unions think they would see an end to union-busting policies if Wisconsin were governed by the Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers, who is challenging Gov. Scott Walker this fall — and are spending big to help him get there.
Walker attacks Evers over union ties as McAuliffe joins fray
Gov. Scott Walker is attacking his Democratic opponent over his support from labor unions, the day after a poll showed Tony Evers was slightly ahead in the race.
Dispute over contract leads to drunken brawl between union, Superior officials
Superior city council members' decision to award a public contract to a non-union company turned into a barroom brawl during an encounter at a local saloon, leading to the arrest of two union officials.
Dems pick up seat in Wisconsin special legislative elections (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Democrats on Tuesday flipped a state legislative district that, not even two years before, had voted overwhelmingly for President Donald Trump, leading them to boast once again of a coming "blue wave."
Michigan Legislature repeals state’s prevailing wage law
Michigan has become the latest state to repeal its prevailing-wage laws.
Michigan Legislature poised to repeal prevailing wages
Michigan lawmakers are moving to repeal their state's 53-year-old law guaranteeing construction workers be paid "prevailing" wages on state-financed projects.
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- Zignego Co. scores $45M highway contract at start of construction season
- New Berlin residents cold on Rockwell Automations plan
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | June 1
- WisDOT studying redesign of Walker’s Point interchange
- $2M outdoor improvements to begin at Appleton middle school
- Kenosha firm completes largest private affordable housing project in Wisconsin
- After federal DEI rollback, Wisconsin DBE recertifications plummet
- Milwaukee Tool plans 141,000-square-foot expansion in Menomonee Falls
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of June 1, 2026
- Milwaukee County investment helped bring Whitefish Bay development to life
- Milwaukee considers 12-story, 200-unit Harbor District apartment plans
- Wauwatosa students take next steps to ‘irreplaceable’ construction jobs
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)