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Jun 21, 2010

Lawmakers oppose KRM commuter rail application

Two Wisconsin lawmakers are joining the fight to delay preliminary engineering work for the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail project. State Reps. Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon, and Robin Vos, R-Racine, sent a letter […]

Apr 1, 2010

Transit bill picks up momentum, opponents

By Sean Ryan and Paul Snyder The volume of opposition to using taxes to pay for the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail line rose Thursday to match an increase in proposed project […]

Apr 1, 2010

State must put up its own money for federal rail grants

By Sean Ryan Unlike the first high-speed rail grants Wisconsin received, future federal payouts will require the state put up its own money. But the state already has problems maintaining […]

Mar 24, 2010

KRM debate switches to development (VIDEO)

By Sean Ryan Competing predictions of commuter rail in southeast Wisconsin are casting the project as either a development mirage or a dream come true for struggling builders. “That puts […]

Mar 23, 2010

Racine residents rally against rail

By Sean Ryan As residents of Racine County rallied against commuter rail, saying it is a waste of money, a Racine union leader said he is relying on it to […]

Mar 23, 2010

Talgo project takes fire from Capitol

By Sean Ryan Attacks Tuesday against train maker Talgo Inc.’s state contract did not faze the company or Milwaukee’s plans to build a manufacturing plant in the city. The Spanish […]

Mar 23, 2010

Lawmaker joins push for I-39/90 expansion

By Paul Snyder Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan, D-Janesville, is lining up with a coalition pushing for expansion of Interstate 39/90 between Madison and the Illinois border. But getting the […]

Feb 16, 2010

State approves high-speed rail spending (UPDATE)

By Paul Snyder Wisconsin will accept $810 million in federal stimulus money to build high-speed rail between Milwaukee and Madison despite the annual drain on a crippled transportation budget. The […]

Jan 26, 2010

State of the State touches on clean energy jobs, draws quick criticism

By Paul Snyder A call by Gov. Jim Doyle in the State of the State speech to put partisanship aside and pass a bill creating green jobs in Wisconsin left […]

Dec 17, 2009

Doyle official defends stimulus-created jobs (12:03 p.m. 12/17/09)

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A top official in Gov. Jim Doyle’s administration is defending the number of jobs that have been created so far under the federal stimulus law. Through […]

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