Lawmakers are moving forward with bills that would direct $20 million in federal aid toward apprenticeship programs and provide a tax break for apprenticeships — a proposal similar to one previously vetoed by Gov. Tony Evers.

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Enbridge has signed a letter of intent to pick a division of Michels Corp. to oversee a 40-mile relocation of the company's Line 5 oil-and-gas pipeline in northern Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce -- the combined state chamber manufacturers’ association -- has tapped Rachel Ver Velde as the organization’s new Director of Workforce, Education & Employment Policy.

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Wisconsin should get tougher on unemployed people who apply for jobs to meet work-search requirements but then skip the interview, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Wednesday as he advocated for eliminating a $300 a week additional payment to the unemployed.

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The Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a lawsuit attempting to stop Gov. Tony Evers' administration from releasing the names of businesses with employees who have tested positive for COVID-19.

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As Enbridge Energy started construction this week on one pipeline in Minnesota, it was receiving support from a coalition of union trades groups for its plans to rebuild part of its Line 5 natural gas line in northern Wisconsin.

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A report from the largest business lobby in Wisconsin has found that shortages of broadband service and new housing are among the chief hindrances to economic growth in rural places.

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A group of construction associations has joined the fight to prevent state government from publicly identifying businesses with COVID-19 outbreaks.

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Attorney General Josh Kaul has restored the state Department of Natural Resources' power to consider, when granting permits, whether high-capacity wells might drain area water bodies.

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Interest groups spent $16.7 million lobbying the state Capitol during the second half of 2019, a big drop from the same period two years earlier, according to a WisPolitics.com check of filings.

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