A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would authorize money for programs to protect Great Lakes water quality.

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The state Assembly approved an amendment Wednesday to the state budget that would slightly alter proposals to make single-prime contracting the default method of awarding state building contracts and to allow state assets to be put up for sale, among other things.

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Gov. Scott Walker announced a $100 million Transform Milwaukee investment Monday that he said is intended to attract businesses by fixing up blighted areas and providing economic incentives.

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The city of Madison has saddled Krupp General Contractors LLC with 104 conditions to keep a $100 million west side redevelopment rolling.

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By Marie Rohde A Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District proposal that would implement a more stringent storm water runoff rule covering redevelopment projects has cleared its first hurdle despite concerns raised by some officials. The board that oversees the sewerage district ...

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A Hartland real estate company has agreed to pay $150,000 in penalties for violating state environmental laws regarding erosion control during construction of a condominium project. Trillium Development LLC and one of the company’s owners, Jeffrey J. Christensen, entered a ...

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Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com Ten years of regulating storm-water runoff from new construction projects has not kept phosphorous from leaking into the St. Croix River. The phosphorous, which commonly comes from fertilizer, is a problem because a pound of it can ...

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Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com Glen and Louann Hocking could have avoided a flooded house and a series of lawsuits if they had just grabbed a shovel and dug a trench, said engineer Lawrence Schmit. The Hockings are suing their neighbors and ...

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