New rest areas weren't supposed to cost taxpayers, but contractors want $260M bailout
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by Chris Bragg Albany Bureau Chief
1M ago
LeChase Construction, based in Rochester, has been seeking a taxpayer grant – $260 million, according to two sources – to cover cost overruns, stating that it otherwise risks financial collapse ..read more
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Inside the Albany fight over how electric vehicles are sold in New York State
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by Chris Bragg Albany Bureau Chief
1M ago
In 2019, New York passed the country’s most ambitious climate goal law, and last year, Hochul signed legislation to phase out the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035 ..read more
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Thruway travel will become more expensive under a rate hike proposal
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by Chris Bragg Albany Bureau Chief
1M ago
The authority is proposing that for E-ZPass holders statewide, rates in 2024 would increase by 5% anywhere on the Thruway. And in 2027, there would be another 5% increase ..read more
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Gableman threatens jail time for Madison, Green Bay mayors if they don't sit for interview
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by MITCHELL SCHMIDT mschmidt@madison.com
1M ago
Gableman has asked the court, which plans to take up the matter on Dec. 22, to compel the two mayors to meet with him ..read more
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Mistakes on last year's absentee ballot certificates were predictable, minor
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by CHRIS RICKERT crickert@madison.com
1M ago
Thousands of ballot certifications examined from Madison are a window onto how elections officials handled a pandemic and a divided and unhelpful state government ..read more
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How well do police forces represent racial makeup of their communities? | Behind the Headlines podcast
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by Lee Media Studio
5M ago
? Reporter Karen Robinson-Jacobs discusses the racial makeup of police departments in relation to the communities they serve ..read more
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Dan Kelly wants to keep court meetings closed; Janet Protasiewicz wants them open
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by ALEXANDER SHUR ashur@madison.com
5M ago
Janet Protasiewicz said she favors the court deliberating its administrative rules in public, but Daniel Kelly said such a policy promotes grandstanding instead of efficiency ..read more
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Against a more topical opponent, Dan Kelly pins hopes on broad appeal to protecting the Constitution
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by ALEXANDER SHUR ashur@madison.com
5M ago
Some conservatives doubt that Kelly's broad appeals to the Constitution is a winning campaign strategy ..read more
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Outcomes in Wisconsin Supreme Court race, challenge to abortion law seen as inextricably linked
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by ALEXANDER SHUR ashur@madison.com
5M ago
Unlike possibly ever before, voters in April will not only be choosing a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice but effectively deciding the outcome of a court case ..read more
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Drunken driving penalties raised under Tony Evers budget proposal
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by ALEXANDER SHUR ashur@madison.com
5M ago
Of the more than 4.2 million licensed drivers in Wisconsin, 770,000 had at least one OWI citation or conviction as of the end of 2021 ..read more
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