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Republican lawmakers say they're still looking to build new state facilities to house juvenile offenders after Wisconsin's youth prison closes.
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Read More »Bill would back solar, wind careers as lawmakers put more cash into worker training
As Republicans on the state's budget-writing committee voted last week to send more money to Wisconsin tech schools and worker training, a new bipartisan bill would support careers in two emerging industries: wind and solar.
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Read More »VIEW FROM AROUND THE STATE: Lottery winner? Your municipal bills should be paid first
Despite mounting evidence that bipartisan action by Wisconsin's elected officials is wishful thinking on our part, we'll keep advocating for it. Because we believe that's what Wisconsinites want, and we believe that taking bipartisan action is the right thing to do.
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Read More »GOP skeptical of Evers’ lead pipe replacement plan
Republican legislative leaders say they're skeptical about a plan in Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' budget that calls for borrowing $40 million to replace lead water pipes around the state.
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Read More »Judge blocks ‘swap’ law, other lame-duck bills (UPDATE)
A judge has issued a temporary injunction blocking Wisconsin Republicans' contentious lame-duck laws limiting the powers of Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul, both Democrats.
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Read More »Evers wants to build new juvenile facilities in Milwaukee, Hortonia
Wisconsin's Department of Corrections will build two new juvenile detention facilities in Milwaukee and Outagamie counties to house serious juvenile offenders after the state's troubled youth prison closes, Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday.
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Read More »View from around the state: Find a road to agreement
Find a road to agreement. That's the challenge for new Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, and the GOP-controlled state Legislature.
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Read More »Evers’ capital budget calls for $2 billion in new borrowing (UPDATE)
Gov. Tony Evers' proposed capital budget seeks for approval for the largest amount of spending seen in at least a decade, calling for the state to set aside $2.5 billion for public construction and maintenance projects throughout Wisconsin.
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Read More »Governors in Wis., Minn. getting the squeeze on requests for road money
As Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers prepares to release his proposed roads budget on Thursday, his counterpart in Minnesota was girding himself for an uphill fight over his plans to borrow $1.27 billion for transportation projects.
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Read More »GOP bill would create water pollution credit clearinghouse (UPDATE)
Republican lawmakers are looking to streamline Wisconsin's water pollution credits system.
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