Last week, The Daily Reporter posted an article about school districts’ referendum requests heading into the Nov. 6 election. The article, with no attribution or data to support its claim, stated: “Construction companies have also become more aggressive about pushing for higher school spending.”

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Less than a month before election day, Gov. Scott Walker and his Democratic challenger Tony Evers are back in a statistical dead heat, according to a new Marquette University Law School poll released on Wednesday.

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With a prominent Wisconsin lawmaker irked that a record could be set for approvals of school projects this year, a lobbying group has emerged to block legislation that could upend the state's school-referendum system.

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Wisconsin voters are being asked their permission for more than $1 billion worth of spending on buildings and other priorities, putting them in a position to approve a record amount of school-related referendum requests this November.

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When voters went to the polls on Tuesday and approved more than $500 million worth of school-construction projects, most no doubt believed school officials would have to let the work out to the lowest bidders.

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Voters approved more than $500 million worth of new construction projects in school districts around the state in a series of referendums on Tuesday.

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Voters approved two school-district building referendums as part of Tuesday's primary elections.

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Gov. Scott Walker is getting behind a proposal to boost aid for rural schools and allow low-spending districts to raise their property taxes without a vote, a proposal similar to one he vetoed from the state budget.

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Campers and hikers might have to dig a little deeper to get into their favorite state parks in 2018. And if they're packing their tents and boots into a hybrid vehicle, they'll have to pay even more.

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At a time when school districts have been seeing most of the construction projects they propose go on to win voters’ approval in referendums, two big projects went down to defeat at the ballot box this week. A handful of school districts ...

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