Vice President Mike Pence continued his promotional tour for the new North American trade agreement by telling workers at a factory in western Wisconsin that U.S. manufacturing will blossom with a new deal.

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The "smart future" that Foxconn officials envision for Wisconsin could include infrastructure laced with technological and green-energy innovations — as well as a workforce augmented by automation, a company executive said Wednesday.

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It was 10:30 p.m. on June 3, 2011, the last day of deliberations on Wisconsin's state budget.

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Wisconsin voters will decide this fall if lawmakers should close the state's so-called "dark store" loophole.

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Jason Culotta’s career, both in and out of politics, has alternated between intense stretches of nonstop work and quiet moments when he really didn’t know what to do next.

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A lawmaker pushing legislation to set statewide standards for labor-peace agreements and employment matters is confident his proposal will pass through the Senate.

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Of companies in the 31 states studied in a commonly cited report on workers’ comp costs, those in Wisconsin far and away hand over the most on average to treat on-the-job industries. At the same time, though, the workers’ comp ...

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The state's largest business group is announcing a new coalition to help bring a Foxconn Technology Group plant to southeastern Wisconsin.

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As Wisconsin's transportation-budget impasse continues into July, the state's chamber of commerce is calling on lawmakers to consider allowing the design-build method of project delivery for transportation projects and take other steps meant to reduce regulatory costs.

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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is challenging a host of special-interest groups to recommend a way out of Wisconsin's road-funding troubles by Monday.

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