Republicans moved a bill that would overhaul Wisconsin's managed forest land program to the brink of passage in the Senate on Thursday, passing the measure out of committee despite opponents' concerns that the measure is a gift to the timber industry and wealthy landowners.

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In return for Republicans' getting to lift the country's long-standing cap on exports of crude oil, Democrats are likely to get five-year extensions of the tax credits now used to help finance solar and wind projects.

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A Republican bill that would make sweeping changes to Wisconsin's managed forest land program got a tepid welcome at a public hearing Tuesday, with landowners complaining the measure still doesn't go far enough.

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Sargento Foods is planning to invest $30 million in its facilities in northeastern Wisconsin and add 140 jobs.

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No limit would be set on the amount of historic rehabilitation tax credits that the state could issue in a given year under a motion put forward by Republican lawmakers on Thursday.

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A pair of Wisconsin lawmakers are pushing the state to offer up to $5 million worth of historic-preservation tax credits for every qualified project, rather than following the governor's recommendation to place a cap on the total amount of credits that can be awarded in a given year.

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A furniture company has decided against pursuing a $6 million tax credit from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.

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Wisconsin state officials awarded about $41.7 million worth of historical-preservation tax credits from the start of 2014 to Feb. 23 this year.

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An Iowa developer has received conditional approval to receive historical-preservation tax credits for the renovation of a landmark hotel in downtown Green Bay.

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Two state legislators are proposing a zero percent corporate income tax and special right-to-work districts to lure new manufacturing to the most distressed areas of Milwaukee.

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