Jason Culotta’s career, both in and out of politics, has alternated between intense stretches of nonstop work and quiet moments when he really didn’t know what to do next.

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Congressional members and candidates must disclose their personal financial assets as a check on possible conflicts of interest.

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Observers predict that raising the federal gas tax to eliminate a looming deficit in the national Highway Trust Fund would make Wisconsin lawmakers reluctant to use similar means to deal with a projected state-transportation shortfall.

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President Barack Obama has proposed letting state Legislatures debate putting toll booths on existing interstates, but representatives of the road industry doubt such a discussion will take place soon.

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State officials are trying to ascertain how much money Wisconsin would lose for roads, bridges and similar structures if Congress fails to approve a new transportation bill by the time the current one expires next year.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall is co-sponsoring a bill aimed at helping veterans land jobs. Rahall, the top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, joined Republican Rep. Tom Petri of Wisconsin in sponsoring the bill. ...

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By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A federal panel on Wednesday endorsed the designation of a coal-burning Lake Michigan ferryboat as a national historic landmark, a defeat for opponents unhappy with the vessel’s practice of ...

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If you were not at Lambeau Field on Thursday night and were not interested in the NFL pregame extravaganza shown on TV (or just reside under a rock), you likely caught at least a portion of President Barack Obama’s speech ...

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By James Briggs Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to convert U.S. Highway 41 between Milwaukee and Green Bay into an interstate is not so much a grand new vision as it is a public acknowledgment of work that has been under ...

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Changes to Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations cost contractor Matt Olk $1,500 last year.

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