A construction trade group and a chamber of commerce are calling for the elimination of disadvantage requirements in Milwaukee's Small Business Enterprise program. But the city's Office of Small Business Development and several aldermen said that the requirements are needed to ensure contractors who live within the city can get work.

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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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State Senate Democrats used a procedural maneuver Thursday to block a final vote on a $70 billion spending plan for the state.

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A Milwaukee lobbyist is accusing the city of violating the spirit of a new state law that bans local bid preferences.

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By Marie Rohde Sewage and floodwater backed up into nearly half of Shorewood’s homes during a July 22 storm. For many, the same thing happened just eight days earlier. It could cost residents $45 million to make sure it doesn’t ...

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By Sean Ryan Two contractors are taking their fight against Milwaukee’s local preference law to a state agency after a judge Thursday rejected their arguments. Underground Pipeline Construction Inc., New Berlin, and American Sewer Services Inc., Rubicon, sued Milwaukee over ...

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Sean Ryan [email protected] Wisconsin has the technology to map the location of underground pipes and wires and save the information for future generations, but cost and security concerns are hampering builders’ efforts to do so. The Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association ...

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