With his signature on Tuesday, Gov. Tony Evers called on the state DOT to have at least five projects on hand that contractors can complete using the design-build method.

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Wisconsin's newly approved capital budget is breaking with four years of reduced spending in recent budget cycles, putting the most toward the maintenance and construction of public buildings in nearly two decades, according to a report released on Thursday.

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A conservative law firm on Wednesday asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to scale back the ability of governors to change the intent of lawmakers through partial budget vetoes — a change that would reverse more than four decades of precedent.

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New projections show Wisconsin's general fund will be about $650 million short of meeting spending commitments heading into the into the 2021-23 state budget.

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Wisconsin Republicans want to rewrite the state constitution to prohibit the governor from using his veto pen to increase spending without legislative approval, marking another skirmish in the GOP's battle to diminish Gov. Tony Evers' powers.

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In signing his first biennial budget on Wednesday, Gov. Tony Evers tossed out a number of GOP-sponsored infrastructure provisions, including a bridge project in the district of a key Republican lawmaker and rules that would make it easier for gravel quarries to operate in Wisconsin.

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Gov. Tony Evers was under pressure Monday to sign the state budget as passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature, even though it doesn't include many of his priorities and GOP lawmakers have made it difficult for him to reshape it in any way through the use of partial vetoes.

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Republicans are pressing Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to approve the state budget.

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Wisconsin Republicans passed a state budget Wednesday after winning a key legislator's support with a provision to allow Tesla to open dealerships in the state — a goal long pursued by the lawmaker, who sells rebuilt Tesla vehicles and parts.

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Various environmental and civil-rights groups are calling on the state Legislature to abandon plans for a long-proposed expansion of Interstate 94 west of downtown Milwaukee and other big highway projects.

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