A recently assembled transportation task force set itself on a crash course this week with Republicans in the state Legislature over road spending.

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A task force convened to solve Wisconsin's transportation woes had yet to begin its work on Thursday when the state's transportation chief suggested tax increases could be on the table.

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On Friday, Gov.-elect Tony Evers announced his nominee for secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is Craig Thompson, who is now executive director of the Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin. This appointment is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, and my vote for confirmation will be based on a few considerations.

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Nearly $7.2 million worth of grants will be going to five harbor projects throughout Wisconsin, state officials announced on Tuesday.

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With a budget request that's likely to change greatly under the newly elected governor, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation has proposed broadening its borrowing powers as a way pay for road rehabilitation work while avoiding any need to raise the state's gas tax or vehicle-related fees.

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Outagamie County will receive a $1 million state grant to build a roundabout for a new Gulfstream Aerospace hangar now under construction.

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State regulators are shutting down two salvage companies in the Fox Valley after the owner was convicted of overseeing a scheme that bilked the Fond du Lac-based company Sadoff Iron and Metal out of some $14.3 million over a six-year period.

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A Marquette University Law School poll released on Wednesday shows Gov. Scott Walker and his Democratic opponent, Tony Evers, remain locked in a dead heat with 47 percent support each just six days before the election.

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The project is the first so-called diverging-diamond interchange to be built in northeast Wisconsin.

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Local office holders say they have been waiting for weeks for answers to questions about a Wisconsin Department of Transportation plan calling for historically high spending on state bridges.

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