MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Most Wisconsin state government contract work would have to be performed in the United States under a bill set to pass the state Senate on Thursday. The requirement wouldn’t apply if the services couldn’t be obtained ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources isn’t moving fast enough to address charges of clean-air violations, according to one environmental group. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that the complaints involve four coal-fired plants in the University ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A union and some Democratic lawmakers are asking the University of Wisconsin System to sign a legal agreement that could make it easier for faculty and staff to organize unions. AFT-Wisconsin wants the UW to sign ...

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By Paul Snyder The pace of construction in the University of Wisconsin System is creating a growing to-do list of maintenance projects and nowhere near enough money to get the work done. “We need to start thinking about this long ...

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By Paul Snyder State lawmakers want to try cutting into a maintenance budget deficit that will never be balanced. Four University of Wisconsin System projects this year produced lower-than-expected bids resulting in a combined savings of almost $20 million. The ...

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By Paul Snyder Subcontractors want guarantees the lowest responsible bid still will win the jobs before the Wisconsin Legislature passes a bill changing delivery methods for state projects. The bill right now does not include those guarantees, leading some subs ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state spent 3 percent less on contractual services in the fiscal year that ended on June 30. That’s according to a report submitted to the state Legislature’s budget committee by the Department of Administration. According ...

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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state union bargaining unit representing about 1,100 engineers filed a lawsuit against the state Tuesday seeking to stop temporary layoffs. The union argued in the lawsuit filed in Dane ...

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Clean Wisconsin supports group’s emissions research Clean Wisconsin Inc. officials on Thursday showed support for research by the Earth Policy Institute that indicates national carbon emissions may drop by as much as 9 percent between 2007 and 2009. The Earth ...

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Newport, Minn., neighbors can’t figure out shaking houses Newport, MN (AP) — Owners of several homes in the St. Paul suburb of Newport say their houses regularly shake — and no one can figure out why. Homeowner Crystal Oswald said ...

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