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Walker Tax Cut Unanimously Approved By Budget Committee

October 15, 2013 - 11:56am

Gov. Scott Walker's recently proposed tax cut cleared its first hurdle when it was unanimously approved by the Joint Finance Committee on Tuesday.

Amazon Will Begin Collecting Wisconsin Sales Tax In November

October 11, 2013 - 1:44pm

Online retailer Amazon plans to start collecting Wisconsin sales tax on purchases made by state residents, starting in November.

New Grant Pays For Previously Unpaid Internships, Increases Accessibility

October 3, 2013 - 8:05am

Students at 19 Wisconsin colleges and universities are receiving grant money to get paid for internships that would normally be unpaid. Betty Albrecht says it’s frightening how often she hears that Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) students cannot take an internship because it does not pay. As MSOE’s TRIO coordinator,...

Walker: 250,000 New Jobs Still An Attainable Goal

October 2, 2013 - 12:43pm

Gov. Scott Walker said he hasn't given up on his campaign promise to create 250,000 jobs by the end of next year.

Renting Out A Room Online? Cities Look To Regulate 'Tourist Rooming Houses'

September 27, 2013 - 8:18am

When Kyle Pfister lived in Madison, he would travel often for work. Rather than leave his apartment empty, he would rent it out to people visiting the city using AirBnB , a website that lists short-term rentals ranging from shared rooms to entire homes. He said renting his living space...

DNR Sees Hundreds Of Public Comments On GTAC Mine Proposal

September 27, 2013 - 7:18am

The state Department of Natural Resources was inundated with comments during a public comment period about the proposed iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin.

Walker Announces High-Tech Skills Training Initiative

September 25, 2013 - 1:53pm

Gov. Scott Walker has unveiled a new jobs initiative designed to train workers in Wisconsin for high-tech manufacturing skills. Walker, speaking at a small business summit in Stevens Point, told business leaders that he will pass eight separate job creation bills in the next session of the legislature, amounting to...

Walker Starts To Cite New Metric For Job Numbers

September 23, 2013 - 2:36pm

After over a year of stressing the importance of “actual” job counts versus estimates, Gov. Scott Walker is now highlighting a new set of job numbers. About a month before his recall election, monthly estimates showed Walker had lost jobs his first year in office. To counter that, Walker sped...

August Home Sales, Prices Are Higher Than Last Year's

September 23, 2013 - 1:19pm

The Wisconsin Realtors Association says sales of existing homes, as well as home prices, are noticeably higher compared to the same time last year. Sales were up 13.7 percent compared to last August. David Clark, a professor of economics at Marquette University, consults with the Realtors Association, and says August...

Facing Budget Shortfalls, La Crosse May Close Library

September 23, 2013 - 1:00am

The city of La Crosse’s Library Board may close one of its three branches due to budget shortfalls -- an option many struggling libraries are considering. Nikole Hale and her six children live within walking distance of the South Community Library in La Crosse, and the family goes up to...