Gov. Scott Walker on Wednesday announced the state will receive $14,226,424 for town road and municipal street improvement projects, according to a Wisconsin Department of Transportation news release.

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Paul Snyder [email protected] A Dodgeville homeowner waited too long to sue the city for approving a subdivision that caused water damage to his property, according to a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling. The court on Friday upheld an appellate court ruling ...

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By Paul Snyder Veterans of the annexation battles between towns and municipalities are split over a bill that would define the rules of engagement. The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Andy Jorgenson, D-Fort Atkinson, would prevent cities and villages from ...

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By Paul Snyder Local governments facing a grim future of postponed roadwork and delayed capital projects are hailing a bill that would force the state to return more money. But standing between the bill’s proposal and passage is the equally ...

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By Sean Ryan A state law change that lets counties issue bonds for construction is letting developers sidestep rules tied to city of Milwaukee project support. Milwaukee requires developers that receive more than $1 million from the city hire Milwaukee ...

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By Sean Ryan Green Bay engineers made a list of 70 city projects to satisfy state runoff rules, then rejected 50 as not worth the money. “Some of the projects that were initially proposed were infeasible, so to speak,” said ...

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By Sean Ryan Business parks, tax breaks and other tried-and-true perks just aren’t enough anymore, say economic development officials struggling for new ways to attract and retain companies. Governments still must provide cash incentives to lure companies or stop them ...

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Sean Ryan [email protected] A tax group is sounding the alarm that municipalities are overextending themselves with tax-incremental financing. State legislators, meanwhile are searching for ways to expand municipal authority for the development tools. As TIF use increases, so does the ...

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Sean Ryan [email protected] Wisconsin public works directors on July 6 will feel the first cut in the state’s reduction in road-maintenance money for cities. Municipalities will get 6.13 percent less in the July payment from the state’s Connecting Highway Aid ...

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Paul Snyder [email protected] Several Wisconsin municipalities are reviewing budgets and awaiting word of shared revenue cuts from the state in light of the state’s increasing budget deficit. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau on Tuesday is expected to release new numbers relating ...

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