Transportation Matters
with Debby Jackson
10/17/17Punting on transportation funding leads state down rough roadIt took less than 10 days after enactment of the state budget for the first transportation casualty to surface. |
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06/01/17Recalling the transportation and economic lessons of Tommy ThompsonThere is a noteworthy project going on right now to celebrate and, more importantly, learn from the 14-year term of Governor Tommy G. Thompson. |
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03/28/17Economic development tastes sweetThe Village of Pleasant Prairie just chalked up yet another win. The announcement that German candy maker Haribo is opening its first North American candy factory in Pleasant Prairie is another hugely impressive accomplishment for this village with a population of a little over 20,000 people. |
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02/09/17When it comes to state roads, just fix them alreadyWisconsin has some of the worst roads in the country. That has been confirmed yet again by the Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau. |
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01/11/17Are our highways too big to fix?In Wisconsin we seem to have a new concept being floated by some: Too big to fix. Under this theory, Wisconsin’s transportation infrastructure has fallen into such serious disrepair that it would require a tax increase so massive as to throw a wet blanket on the economy. |