By Jan Basina There’s a bit of good news looming on the horizon regarding school construction for 11 Wisconsin communities. Voters last week went to the polls and approved school referendums in 11 communities that will eventually lead to construction ...

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By Jan Basina There’s a bit of good news looming on the horizon regarding school construction for 11 Wisconsin communities. Voters last week went to the polls and approved school referendums in 11 communities that will eventually lead to construction ...

Tagged with: Basina blog Middleton referendum school district

By Paul Snyder Johnson Creek’s local economy would get a boost from a $20.1 million school district referendum, according to village leaders. Johnson Creek/School Expansion Jefferson/High School Addition & Renovation Sharon/School Improvements Pewaukee/School Building Projects Fox Point & Bayside/Energy Projects ...

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By Sean Ryan A proposal to remove a Grafton dam is forcing local residents to choose between spending more to keep their downtown lake or less to drain it and gain riverside land. “There are some things that are worth ...

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By Tom Fetters

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Where’s Jim Phelps when we need him? Supporters of the School District of Jefferson’s upcoming referendum for construction money may be wondering the same thing.

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By Paul Snyder The request is different, but the opposition could remain the same when the School District of Jefferson next month asks a third time for high school construction money. “So many people are out of work and can’t ...

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By Matt Pommer Republican gubernatorial hopeful Mark Neumann contends his GOP opponent Scott Walker is “promising the world to get elected” to avoid a focus on his years as Milwaukee County executive. Truth rings in Neumann’s assessment that Walker is ...

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By Jan Basina Our national leaders aren’t the only politicians bogged down in a quagmire of bureaucratic indecision. It can happen to local governments. And has. Case in point: The building of a new jail or justice center — which ...

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By Jan Basina Our national leaders aren’t the only politicians bogged down in a quagmire of bureaucratic indecision. It can happen to local governments. And has. Case in point: The building of a new jail or justice center — which ...

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By Sean Ryan Building Service Inc. will move about two miles west to Menomonee Falls if Milwaukee’s sick leave law takes effect. “We lease our building,” said James Macejkovic, executive vice president of the Milwaukee-based contractor. “We’ve done a search, ...

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