The state Assembly was moving Tuesday toward passing legislation that would impose residency requirements on bidders from a neighboring state if that state itself had its own residency requirements.

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A contractor from northeastern Wisconsin came out in favor Tuesday of legislation that would impose residency requirements on bidders from a neighboring state if that state has residency requirements of its own.

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Though not fans of protectionism, various Wisconsin officials say they are prepared to fight fire with fire when other states attach residency requirements and similar strings to public construction projects.

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Less than an hour before a state committee passed a bill that would greatly weaken local minimum-wage ordinances, an aide to a top lawmaker said the proposal stands little chance of making it through the Senate.

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Legislation put forward by Republican lawmakers Tuesday would abolish a Milwaukee County ordinance requiring that a certain percentage of contractors hired for local public projects live in the county.

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Milwaukee County’s attempt to improve compliance with its construction project residency requirement has raised concerns that too much tinkering could kill the policy.

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Hearings are set for January in the lawsuit filed by police and fire unions against the city of Milwaukee over residency requirements for city employees.

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