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A Republican state senator from Appleton and a former longshot candidate for governor are running for lieutenant governor in Wisconsin.
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Read More »Editorial: Three years in, and some Evers appointees remain unconfirmed
Gov. Tony Evers is seeking re-election this year. In other words, we are in the fourth year of his term. In other words, we are in the fourth year of his term. Amazingly, some of his appointees have still not been approved.
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Read More »Lawmakers introduce bill aimed at preventing DSPS plan review backlog 
State lawmakers formally introduced a bill on Wednesday to change Wisconsin's commercial plan review process in the hopes of preventing a backlog of plan reviews from resurfacing.
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Read More »Lawmakers weigh further changes to state’s plan reviews
A bill circulating in the state Legislature aims to keep a months-long backlog in commercial plan reviews from reemerging by reviving changes to the review process that lawmakers had proposed last year.
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Read More »DSPS takes down public calendar used to track plan review backlog
Even as the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services remains under pressure to speed its processing of commercial-building plans, it has removed from its website a public calendar showing the extent of its review backlog.
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Read More »Wisconsin Senate gives virtual meeting a test run
The Wisconsin Senate is preparing to meet over the internet for the first time in state history if it needs to convene to take action on proposals reacting to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Read More »Bill advancing to break logjam of plan reviews
Lawmakers are moving quickly to advance a bill meant to ease a backlog of requests for reviews commercial-construction plans before this year's short legislative session runs out.
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Read More »DSPS policy changes meant to reduce plan review delays
State officials are taking steps meant to ease an acute backlog in requested reviews of commercial-construction plans after delays were a common subject of complaint this past building season.
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Read More »Walker strikes deal to keep Kimberly-Clark plant open for $28M (UPDATE)
Gov. Scott Walker plans to make what he's calling a "major economic development" announcement at the Kimberly-Clark factory in northeast Wisconsin.
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Read More »Still not enough votes for Kimberly-Clark tax break bill
Supporters of a $100 million incentive bill designed to keep open a Kimberly-Clark Corp. plant in northeastern Wisconsin argued Wednesday that taking no action would be devastating for the Appleton area and the entire state, though they remain short of the votes they need.
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