Scott Bauer AP Writer Madison (AP) — Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan said Tuesday he does not expect Democrats to propose major changes to the state budget. Sheridan said Democrats were discussing making “tweaks” to the two-year spending plan that passed ...

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Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com More than eight hours of public testimony mostly opposed to state guidelines for wind farm placement did little to kill bills that would limit local control of the energy developments. “It just underscores the reason why we ...

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Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Opposition to Gov. Jim Doyle’s proposed oil franchise fee grows louder as the state’s budget deficit grows larger. “As far as it goes, most of us have already realized we’ll be looking at years’ worth of legal ...

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Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Construction industry and business groups are aligned against a bill they say makes it easier for people to file discrimination lawsuits and more expensive for companies. “The timing of this is just bad,” said Jim Boullion, government ...

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Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Replacing the state budget’s proposed oil-assessment fee with a 3-cent gas tax increase will do nothing to ease the political battles brewing over transportation project money, lawmakers said Tuesday. “It’s just the worst timing for a tax ...

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