Officials in Gov. Tony Evers' administration told lawmakers on Tuesday that plans to close the state's juvenile prisons ought to be delayed by two years, pushing back the 2021 deadline in state law that the Legislature unanimously approved last year.

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The Wisconsin Senate will be moving ahead next week with a bill that could decrease liability and legal costs for contractors. Assembly Bill 733 would modify the state’s construction statute of repose, which contractors commonly invoke as a defense in ...

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Legislation that could decrease legal costs and liability for contractors has made it through a panel of lawmakers, but its fate remains uncertain.

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Wisconsin Senate Republicans broke with the state Assembly over a plan to overhaul the state's juvenile-justice system, pursuing a scaled-back proposal on Wednesday that would still close the Lincoln Hills prison by 2021 but would pull back on a proposed $80 million reorganization.

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A bill containing a provision that could decrease legal costs and liability in certain lawsuits for contractors may still have a chance to make it to a vote on the Senate floor.

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Legislation that could reduce contractor’s liability and legal costs appears to have stalled in the Wisconsin Senate.

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The fight over a proposed $70 million sand-processing center in western Wisconsin was to go on Wednesday before a state Senate committee, which was scheduled to hear public comments on a bill the Assembly has amended to include environmental exemptions for the project.

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Lawmakers on Wednesday heard public testimony on a bill that would let dredgers dispose of fill material in certain types of wetlands without first obtaining a permit. And some of the support, at least, is coming from a surprising source – ...

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Recall elections have been ordered against four Republican Wisconsin state senators.

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Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill Monday offering technical education high school diplomas for students interested in the skills trades, according to a news release attributed to Sen. Van Wanggaard.

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