A state Senate committee will hear bills Monday that would prevent local minimum-wage ordinances and residency rules from applying to contractors that get state and federal money funneled through local governments.

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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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John Poblocki did not know he could have ignored the residency requirement for Milwaukee County projects and escaped punishment.

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Milwaukee city officials cannot enforce residency requirements until a court hears a motion for injunction from the rules’ opponents.

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