Various environmental and civil-rights groups are calling on the state Legislature to abandon plans for a long-proposed expansion of Interstate 94 west of downtown Milwaukee and other big highway projects.

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Wisconsin's state highway rehabilitation program would see a boost while spending on major highway projects in Southeast Wisconsin would suffer, under Gov. Tony Evers' executive budget proposal.

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Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials want to pick up where the state's transportation policies were left off — four years ago.

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Gas taxes would increase but the cost to fill up could actually drop, Wisconsin's right-to-work law would be repealed and its former prevailing-wage requirements reinstated and income taxes would be cut for the middle class, all under Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' first budget.

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On Friday, Gov.-elect Tony Evers announced his nominee for secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is Craig Thompson, who is now executive director of the Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin. This appointment is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, and my vote for confirmation will be based on a few considerations.

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The road-building giant Payne & Dolan is entering a legal battle accusing executives of concocting a scheme to deprive two blood-related minority shareholders of a stake they argue is worth millions more than the company will admit.

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Gov. Scott Walker wants to halt big Milwaukee-area road projects if he's re-elected in November, and spend more on small road work and maintenance.

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State officials gathered on Monday to celebrate the reaching of a milestone in the massive reconstruction of Milwaukee's Zoo Interchange, one of the largest highway projects in state history.

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Cost estimates for the completion of the final leg of the Zoo Interchange project are climbing in the wake of lawmakers' decision to postpone that project until after the state's current two-year budget period.

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Infrastructure is something that directly affects Wisconsinites from all corners of the state every day. From its most remote rural regions to the densest neighborhoods of our biggest cities, the entire state relies on efficient infrastructure for its economy and citizens’ quality of life. And more than any other project in the state, the I-94 East-West corridor renovation promises wide-ranging benefits for Wisconsin.

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