The labor dispute is with Rieth-Riley, one of the largest road pavers and asphalt suppliers in Michigan. 90 projects totaling $172M are impacted crainsdetroit.com/construction/m… Crain's Detroit Business

Local 139 accuses equipment rental firm Sunbelt Rentals of laying off workers to frustrate a year-long effort to unionize the company's Franksville office. dailyreporter.com/2019/08/09/ban…

9 out of 10 WI drivers are now wearing a seat belt per WisDOT - this is a huge percentage jump up from 1987 when the seat belt law first went into effect (only 26% of drivers buckled up at that time). Buckle up and drive safely this holiday weekend. ow.ly/C2NE50vJ2HZ

In six years, 1.3 billion pain pills were prescribed in WI. To compare: 1.9 billion were prescribed in IL, which has more than double the population. 842 million were prescribed in Minnesota, which has a similar population. More here from Alison Dirr: jsonline.com/story/news/loc…

Mortenson Construction is GM on two Foxconn buildings in Mount Pleasant. And they're looking for subs. dailyreporter.com/2019/09/18/mor…

Look what your precious Oxford comma did this time, nerds.

Of course the threat contains a typo. "Please do not alter, edit, cut or adjust this press release in ANYWAY."

Wisconsin researchers find microplastics in Boundary Waters ift.tt/2PbGlg6

This might be the first time since a busy 2019 began that Shopko Optical executives have talked in depth about liquidating #Shopko, the former retailer, and building the optical segment up as its own business bit.ly/2Zhlz3u Green Bay Press-Gazette

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Prosecutors charged Yousef Barasneh of Oak Creek for conspiring with other members of a neo-Nazi group and spray-painting swastikas and anti-Semitic words outside of the Beth Israeli Sinai Congregation in Racine

NYT tours Wisconsin's deteriorating rural roads. nytimes.com/2020/02/18/bus…

At the risk of sounding like an old man, prune is lowkey the best paczki filling.

The Director of State Courts said any decision to limit or monitor access to public buildings, order quarantines, or modify court calendars or procedures will be decided locally by the counties or circuit courts.

While it's still unclear if #COVID19 will shut down job sites, training programs, in-person union meetings and other industry events are cancelled to contain the outbreak. dailyreporter.com/2020/03/16/tra…

There has been a breach

Journo friends: Our sister publication, the Wisconsin Law Journal, is looking for a reporter. If you're interested in covering the state's legal community while working with a great team, take a look: ift.tt/3cDYFZc

Quite a line at Riverside High in MKE. Props to the lady blasting James Brown from her front door across the street. ift.tt/2XDxlpn

BREAKING: Kyle Rittenhouse arrested in Antioch, IL. Initial complaint ticket shows he'll be charged with 1st degree intentional homicide for Kenosha shooting. 1/