December 20, 2024
VanderMeer returning as Transportation Committee chair
By Lane Kimble
State Rep. Nancy VanderMeer will once again lead the Assembly Committee on Transportation. Speaker Robin Vos announced his committee selections Wednesday for the upcoming legislative session. Alongside Chairwoman VanderMeer, State Rep. John Spiros (R-Marshfield) will…
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December 20, 2024
WisDOT lands Record of Decision ahead of I-39/90/94 budget considerations
By Lane Kimble
You can check off another box on the list of requirements needed to start construction on the I-39/90/94 freeway expansion. This week WisDOT announced it filed a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and received a…
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December 19, 2024
FHWA awards state $300,000 to expand Highway Construction Skills Training
By Lane Kimble
Major projects such as the I-41 Fox Valley expansion and the Blatnik Bridge replacement will require a strong workforce for many years to come. Wisconsin just got a boost to support that. The Federal Highway…
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December 13, 2024
Ice PAC: Hearty hunters brave chilly conditions to support WTBA legislative efforts
By Lane Kimble
JOHNSON CREEK, Wis. -- If a few pheasants escaped the aim Thursday of hunters at Milford Hills, temperatures in the single digits and a wind chill below zero were an easy scapegoat. Or maybe it…
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