City of Racine

MEA Files Lawsuit to Challenge Secrecy Surrounding Energy Demands of Meta’s Beaver Dam Data Center

Complaint Filed after Public Service Commission Denies Records Request, Claims Confidentiality

Environmental Groups Sue City of Racine for Public Records on Water Use at Mount Pleasant Data Center

Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha to Continue Passenger Rail Exploration with Proposed Regional Commission

DWD Awards Over $2 Million in Wisconsin Fast Forward Worker Training Grants

Grants support 18 employers to train over 1,000 workers in critical sectors

Officer Involved Death Investigation in Racine, Wis.

Law Forward Responds to Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Brown Decision

New Commissioners Appointed to the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission

Mount Pleasant Hires Communications Director

Sean Ryan Fills Role to Promote Village and Inform Residents

AG Kaul Meets with EMS Leave Behind Program Recipients

Gov. Evers, DNR Announce Inflation Reduction Act Urban Forestry Grant Recipients

DHS to Mark International Overdose Awareness Day with New Investments to Reduce Drug Overdose Deaths

Strategies will focus on harm reduction services and supports

Jim Sullivan Appointed Racine’s Next City Administrator

Award Winners Announced for 57th Annual Watercolor Wisconsin Competition

Racine, WI December 10, 2023

DHS Announces New Accountability Measures for Medicaid Providers to Ensure Families Receive Critical, Effective Post-Birth Care Services

Changes to child care coordination benefit will increase provider accountability and prevent fraud to help promote positive health outcomes for mothers and children

Upcoming Racine Art Museum Exhibition Showcases Artists’ Books

Senator Baldwin Helps Secure Funding to Improve Public Safety in Southeastern Wisconsin

Funding will strengthen crime prevention, reduce recidivism, and support victims

Officer Involved Critical Incident Investigation in Racine, Wis.

May 22, 2023

WisDOT, City of Racine share update on WIS 38 Root River bridge project in Racine County

Milwaukee City Attorney’s Office-New Deputy City Attorney

Senator Baldwin Secures Over $255 Million for Wisconsin in Senate Appropriations Legislation

Projects championed by Senator Baldwin were included in Fiscal Year 2023 bipartisan bill

Justice Department to Monitor Polls in 24 States for Compliance with Federal Voting Rights Laws

City of Racine Reports First Confirmed Case of Monkeypox

Gov. Evers Allocates Nearly $800,000 for Community Safety Initiatives in the City of Racine

Announcement builds on governor’s investments in violence prevention and community safety

Officer Involved Critical Incident Investigation in Racine, Wis.

May 20, 2022

SBA to Honor Wisconsin Small Businesses, Champions, and SBA Partners Receiving National Small Business Week Awards

SBA to Celebrate All Wisconsin Awardees During National Small Business Week May 1-7 with Award Presentations and Winners Panel Discussion at the Small Business Academy May 6

Paid parental leave gaining traction throughout Southeastern Wisconsin

Statement of Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic March 17, 2022

Baldwin Works to Secure More Than $187 Million for Wisconsin in Omnibus Appropriations Legislation

Federal funding delivers support to local projects in Wisconsin championed by Senator Baldwin during the Congressional appropriations process

Southeastern Wisconsin Organization receives EPA Grant to Train Environmental Workers for Jobs Created by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

Great Lakes Community Conservation Corp, Inc. to receive Brownfields Job Training Grants to boost workforce training in underserved communities

Baldwin Works to Secure More Than $176 Million for Wisconsin in Senate Appropriations Package

Federal funding would deliver support to local projects in Wisconsin championed by Senator Baldwin during the Congressional appropriations process

City of Racine to Require Masks of Employees and Public in City Buildings

Public Health Department following new CDC guidance and urges residents to get vaccinated.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Declares Racine School Closure Order Invalid

Racine health officer issued school closure order in November 2020

State Treasurer Godlewski & Mayor Cory Mason Announce BCPL Approves $5.5 Million for Downtown Hotel Project to Spur Economic Development in Racine

Incidental Take Notice For Racine County

Gov. Evers, DHS Announce Community-Based Vaccination Clinic in Racine County Opens March 23

Third DHS community-based vaccination clinic to open

WILL Files Motion for Contempt After City of Racine Ignores Supreme Court Order

Racine Public Health Administrator instructs schools to remain closed despite injunction

Wisconsin Supreme Court Blocks Racine School Closure Order, Grants WILL Original Action

Case held in abeyance while Court considers Dane County school closure order

Racine Public Library to Welcome New Executive Director, Angela Zimmermann

Currently located in Palmyra, Zimmermann plans to relocate to Racine and begin new post on December 14th

WILL Asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to Halt Racine School Closure Order

The Court already issued an injunction putting similar order on hold in Dane County case

Wisconsin Teachers’ Unions Defend Local Health Departments’ Authority and Call for Even Stronger Action!

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Announces Over $23 Million in Community Development Block Grant Funding for Wisconsin

Baldwin worked to secure federal funds for Wisconsin in the bipartisan CARES Act

Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 Takes a Community-Wide Effort

Public Health Department Asks for Residents’ Help to Flatten the Curve

Statement from Racine Public Health Director in Response to Sheriff Schmaling

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Announces Over $37 Million in New Community Development Block Grants for Wisconsin

Baldwin worked to secure federal funds for Wisconsin communities in the bipartisan CARES Act

Dozens more Wisconsin elected officials endorse Judge Jill Karofsky for Wisconsin Supreme Court

Karofsky earns support from Democrats, Republicans, and Independents from across Wisconsin

Racine takes action to ban conversion therapy

Statement of Alderman Cavalier Johnson July 17, 2019

Foxconn Receives Golden Shovel Award for Support of Diverse Wisconsin Businesses

Foxconn recognized at Annual DBE Workshop and Secretary’s Golden Shovel Awards for commitment to Wisconsin-based disadvantaged business enterprises

Mayor Mason and Royal Capital Group Announce a $50 Million Initial Investment for the Master Plan Development at Walker Muffler Site

Project will be the largest residential investment in Racine in more than a generation

Mayor Mason Enters into Principal Agreement with Royal Capital Group for the Walker Muffler Site

Multi-use Development Plan is Being Explored

Governor Walker Announces Initiative to Help Small Contractors Compete for Wisconn Valley Construction Work

Two capacity-building sessions targeting smaller contractors will be held in Milwaukee and Racine in August.

Challenge to Diversion of Great Lakes Water for Foxconn Moves Forward Amidst an Upsurge of Support for the Compact

DNR will soon be forwarding the case to the Division of Hearings and Appeals where an Administrative Law Judge will be assigned to oversee the proceedings.

Diversion of Great Lakes Water for Foxconn Challenged

Integrity of the Great Lakes Compact at Risk

DNR approves straddling community diversion application from city of Racine

Straddling community diversion applications are regulated under the Great Lakes Compact.

Racine Diversion Request Raises Serious Questions; Compact Coalition Urges Regional Review

The purpose of the diversion is to provide Great Lakes water to Foxconn Technology Group, a private, large multinational electronics manufacturer, for its first U.S. manufacturing plant.

Petitioners Oppose Foxconn’s Great Lakes Raid

Hundreds of conservationists speak out against water diversion plan

The RAM 9th Annual International PEEPS Art Exhibition is Here

Open through April 8, the RAM 9th Annual International PEEPS Art Exhibition features 126 entries that demonstrate the talent of over 174 artists from across the country.

Foxconn Water Raid Gets First Hearing

Conservationists from across the state to speak out against the plan

Foxconn Seeks to Raid the Great Lakes

Conservationists launch campaign to stop them

Bill usurps authority of Milwaukee citizens and could bring financial hardship to taxpayers

Statement of Alderman Michael J. Murphy - February 19, 2018

Alderman Zielinski leads new initiative to crack down on crime while offering educational opportunities

The model for the COP House has reduced crime by up to 70 percent in some areas that are using the program.

Governor Walker Announces Three Communities Will Receive Financial Assistance to Replace Lead Service Lines

For state Fiscal Year 2017, DNR has allocated $14.5 million for disadvantaged municipalities to help remove old lead service lines.

Racine Launches New Program to Boost Entrepreneurism

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation grant provides capital for high-tech ventures

EPA Selects 20 Communities for Brownfield Grants to Revitalize Communities, Strengthen Local Economies

Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee was selected by the EPA to receive grant funding that will create approximately 1,700 jobs.