The Assembly voted Thursday in favor of a bill that would let the state borrow an additional $80 million for the construction of a skilled nursing home at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King.

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The Assembly is scheduled to take up a bill Thursday that would let the state borrow an additional $80 million for the construction of a skilled nursing home at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King.

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Months after Republican lawmakers called into question Wisconsin’s construction borrowing, members of their own party want to take on more debt for a project at a state veterans home.

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The state’s budget committee approved a late addition to the state’s 2011-13 building program Wednesday afternoon.

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By Joe Lanane As the weather cools, some Wisconsin contractors say they expect sales to heat up as businesses add projects to accommodate the state’s smoking ban. The ban took effect July 5 and generally prohibits smoking in any area ...

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Critics question pick for new Wis. vets secretary MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Critics on Wednesday blasted the appointment of Ken Black as secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, saying he was involved in many of the agency’s recent ...

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Wis. veterans home leader reinstated after firing MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The administrator of the state’s largest nursing home for veterans, who was abruptly fired in August as the home faced an investigation into its spending, has been reinstated, a ...

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