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Lawsuit challenging Madison bird-safe glass ordinance delivered to appeals court
WILL's lawsuit challenging a bird-safe glass ordinance in Madison is waiting to be picked up by judges in the Court of Appeals.
Madison responds after construction groups appeal bird protection building ordinance
Madison officials responded after four trades groups appealed a city ordinance to require bird safe glass in new large building projects.
Construction, development groups appeal Dane County judge’s bird-ordinance ruling
A legal firm representing a group of construction and development interests formally filed an appeal Wednesday after a Dane County judge ruled in favor of an ordinance requiring high-rise buildings to be designed to prevent bird collisions.
Local officials turn to ‘transportation utility’ charges for roads; court challenges stand in their way
With inflation only making the perennial problem of paying for road projects worse, local governments in Wisconsin are turning to a new means of raising revenue.
Panel suspends rule regulating pool standards at Wisconsin rental properties
Wisconsin homeowners are getting at least a temporary reprieve from a rule calling on them to obtain a commercial pool license before listing their pools or hot tubs on sites […]
High court hears challenge of sales tax used for Resch Expo, other projects
A case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday threatens to invalidate a Brown County sales tax used to reduce debt and pay for road work, a new expo center and other projects.
Manufacturers sue over federal vaccine mandates for workers
Two Wisconsin manufacturers are among those suing to block the Biden administration from instituting COVID-19 vaccine mandates for private-sector workers.
Conservatives ask justices to toss Dane County mask mandate
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative law firm asked the state Supreme Court to toss out Dane County’s new mask mandate Wednesday, saying county health […]
Lawsuit challenges Madison building ordinance meant to protect birds
A group of construction and development interests filed suit against the city of Madison on Thursday over an ordinance local officials adopted last summer to require that new high-rise buildings be designed in a way intended to prevent bird collisions.
Legal action questions town’s adoption of fee to pay for infrastructure projects
A conservative legal group this week laid the groundwork for a lawsuit against an Outagamie County town over its adoption of a fee to pay for road work as municipalities around the state grapple with affording needed infrastructure projects.
Groups file formal objection to Madison’s bird ordinance
A group of construction and development trade groups filed a formal objection on Wednesday to rules the city of Madison enacted last summer to require that new high-rise buildings have features to protect birds.
No voters targeted for purge voted in Wisconsin in 2020
The number of voters identified as possibly having moved in Wisconsin decreased by two-thirds before the November presidential election, and none of the people still on the list cast ballots in 2020, the state Elections Commission reported Wednesday.
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- Wisconsin unions, businesses rally support for Line 5 relocation project
- Biden uses executive power to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps
- Wisconsin’s starting fixed fee for engineering services gets a bump
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Caroline Heights Apartments turns historic structures into living space
- Wauwatosa Common Council greenlights $400M Barrett Lo apartments at Mayfair Mall
- Kenosha Common Council unanimously passes contractor requirements for public bids
- Old church finds new purpose as St. John’s Lutheran Church converts to affordable housing
- Indoor farms are shutting down as their businesses struggle. So why are more being built?
- Low Mississippi River limits barge traffic
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids around the state
- Wisconsin contractors urge Kenosha council to delay vote over bidding ordinance
- New reports see mixed bag for construction economy
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)
