MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of the industries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic is showing signs of a rebound in Wisconsin. According to the United States Travel Association’s September data, Wisconsin experienced its first growth in monthly year-over-year tourism ...

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Visitors spent $13.7 billion in Wisconsin last year, up 2.6% from 2018 and marking ten straight years of spending growth in the tourism sector, according to a report the state Department of Tourism released on Monday.

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By Joe Lanane Appleton must attract more than 40,000 out-of-town visitors to its proposed convention center to justify the cost of the project and make good on an $8.4 million promise. The 45,000-square-foot downtown exhibit hall next to the Radisson ...

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Wazzani, Lebanon — Israeli claims that Hezbollah has obtained Scud missiles have revved up fears another war may break out soon. So it might not be the best time to try to turn the two nemeses’ battlefield, south Lebanon, into a tourist destination.

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By Paul Snyder Wisconsin’s Republican gubernatorial candidates are blasting Gov. Jim Doyle and the state Legislature for failing to fix the state’s transportation spending problems. Both candidates — Mark Neumann and Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker — also share the ...

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By Paul Snyder Uncertainty is driving both sides of a debate over giving towns exemptions from state shore land rules. Opponents of a bill that would give the exemptions say more than 200 communities could be affected by the change. ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State legislators will get a chance this week to ask questions about last month’s anemic deer hunt. The Assembly Fish and Wildlife Committee and the Senate Transportation, Tourism, Forestry and Natural Resources Committee plan to hold ...

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By Paul Snyder Lawmakers are deadlocked over whether the state’s road construction budget should be protected from raids. “I do want to handcuff the Legislature,” said state Rep. Mark Gottlieb, R-Port Washington. “Until we can assure voters that user fees ...

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By Matt Pommer Gov. Jim Doyle is preparing to push ideas that will test the Legislature, educational groups, the tourism industry and taxpayer organizations. Doyle has announced he won’t seek re-election next year, and that makes him a lame duck ...

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A security guard watches the empty offices of the Universal Studios in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Aug. 6. AP Photos by Kamran Jebreili Adam Schreck AP Business Writer Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Walk through the grand arched entrance ...

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