A state senator is crying foul over roughly $33 million in cost overruns on two University of Wisconsin System buildings projects.

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Bucky could get spiffier digs under a plan lawmakers approved on Wednesday. The Wisconsin State Building Commission signed off on a proposed $77.6 million overhaul of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Camp Randall Stadium during a meeting at the state Capitol on Wednesday.

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The Wisconsin Department of Administration said Wednesday the nonprofit Wisconsin Executive Residence Foundation will seek private donations for the project.

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The Wisconsin Department of Administration is asking the State Building Commission for $478,700 in general fund-supported borrowing for kitchen renovations at the governor's mansion.

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Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee might not have enough money to renovate and expand the Great Lakes Research Facility. The state approved a $50 million budget for the university to build a 125,000-square-foot addition to the research building ...

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The State Building Commission on Wednesday approved $5 million to assist maintenance and repair of the Bradley Center in Milwaukee. The money will be used to add seating, improve spectator suites and replace safety boards that surround the hockey rink. ...

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By Paul Snyder The pace of construction in the University of Wisconsin System is creating a growing to-do list of maintenance projects and nowhere near enough money to get the work done. “We need to start thinking about this long ...

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By Paul Snyder Subcontractors want guarantees the lowest responsible bid still will win the jobs before the Wisconsin Legislature passes a bill changing delivery methods for state projects. The bill right now does not include those guarantees, leading some subs ...

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By Paul Snyder A bill that would increase the number of state Building Commission members is facing criticism that more representation further frays the group’s commitment to checking politics at the door. “Historically, the Building Commission has stayed out of ...

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Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com The state is gambling $200,000 of its building trust fund money that an oral health study will lead to a construction project. “No one’s opposed to rural dentistry,” said state Sen. Ted Kanavas, R-Brookfield, a member of ...

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