The City of Racine spent more than $200K to keep presentations out of public eye.
Adam Rogan
Local Editor
About
Adam does a little bit of everything with the JT, from everyday news to localizing state & national politics. He grew up in Racine County, believes in the Oxford comma and loves digital subscribers: journaltimes.com/subscribenow | @Could_Be_Rogan
Thousands of kids and families made the lakefront YMCA in Downtown Racine a second home from 1960 to 2019. Now, the building is continuing to dilapidate in plain sight.
Pooh Bear. Chewy Fizzgig. And Little Dude. There are 13,000 dogs in Racine County. Here are some favorite names we found by reviewing every dog registration in Racine County across a five-year span.
On Dec. 9, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, tweeted, “I don’t have any sympathy for local governments that used one-time revenue to fund new services.” But earlier this year, he and other Republicans pressured the City of Racine to do pretty much just that.
Donald Trump threw his support behind an outsider challenger to one of Racine County's most well-known political faces this year. That challenger lost.
Inflatables surround a house in the neighborhood behind St. Lucy Catholic Church, 3101 Drexel Ave., Racine.
Adam Rogan commented on 110 undocumented Racine families nearly became homeless during pandemic. Here's how a local nonprofit helped them
Hello! Here are two sources you can check out showing how people who are undocumented in this country still pay taxes.
- From the IRS: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/20-Immigration%20and%20Taxation.pdf
- From the Bipartisan Policy Center: https://bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/how…
Adam Rogan commented on Mount Pleasant ‘likely’ to get 8-year extension for building fire station near Foxconn
Hello! The reporter here. Just letting you know that this would be a NEW station. The current ones would be remaining where they are, under the current plan.
Adam Rogan commented on Racine County’s representatives split on gun control expansions
Hi commenters, Reporter Adam Rogan here: Just to address some of the comments, it is possible to purchase a gun online without going through a background check if it's through a private seller. If it's from a retailer, they're still obligated to do the check, but by legal standards, a pri…
Adam Rogan commented on Plow driver shift limits debated in Caledonia
Hello! Reporter here: For plow driving, the CDL maximums aren't enforced because of the snow being considered an emergency situation. That's part of why this policy was being looked into.
Adam Rogan commented on Racine’s homeless population up 42 percent
Whoops, thank you for catching our typo. Changing it now!