Oshkosh may have been the inspiration for a bailout law for failing tax increment financing districts, but city officials now are wondering if amendments to the original proposal will prevent them from taking advantage of the help.

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A study committee charged with reviewing Wisconsin’s tax increment finance laws will begin meeting in July.

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A study committee is preparing to do some touch-up work on Wisconsin’s tax-increment financing law, but some policymakers say the priority should be fixing the foundation.

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The state Assembly approved a bill Thursday that would let local governments reset tax increment financing districts that are failing to collect money.

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A proposal passed by an Assembly committee Wednesday to allow small businesses to trade tax credits for other types of assistance could be a short-term fix.

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The Senate unanimously approved a bill Tuesday that would let local governments reset tax increment financing districts that are failing to collect money.

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A Senate committee approved a bill Wednesday that would let local officials reset tax increment finance districts that are not collecting any money.

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Months after Gov. Scott Walker approved a budget provision doubling the tax credits offered to renovators of historic buildings, some Republican lawmakers want another increase.

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When Madison officials in 2008 created a tax increment financing district for the city’s southwest side, they predicted the district’s property value would more than triple in the following 27 years.

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The state Senate voted 17-16 early Friday morning in favor a $70 billion budget for the state after turning down a proposal to eliminate changes to Wisconsin’s unemployment-insurance system that threaten to cost the construction industry millions in coming years.

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