Wisconsin trades representatives expressed support Thursday for a federal proposal to reduce pension benefits to prevent retirement funds from drying up.

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A bill that would expand the uses of tax-increment financing in towns, an economics professor says, would offer a predictable conclusion to a long-evident withering of government restraint.

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Construction industry lobbyists began raising questions Monday about a proposal to reduce unemployment benefit taxes after learning such a change could force companies they represent to pay even more.

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By Darryl Enriquez The state is on its own trying to nab tax cheaters in the industry, according to contractors who said they would not report colleagues who misclassify their workers. “I want to agree with the legislation, but I ...

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The Wisconsin State Council of Carpenters on Thursday celebrated Gov. Jim Doyle’s announcement that Wisconsin would receive $823 million in federal stimulus money to build high-speed rail passenger service. “This major investment in Wisconsin’s transportation infrastructure will provide an almost ...

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