Housing Resources, Inc. will administer CARES Act funding from the City of Racine to provide mortgage assistance to eligible homeowners who are facing mortgage delinquency or foreclosure due to financial […]
Tag: Covid-19
Posted inCORONAVIRUS
Some FoodShare Households Will Receive Additional Benefits for January
Under the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is able to provide FoodShare households with the maximum monthly benefit amount based on the […]
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City of Racine Launches Mortgage Assistance Program for Homeowners Economically Impacted by COVID-19
City of Racine – Today, the City of Racine launched its COVID-19 Mortgage Assistance Program, directing $520,000 towards helping City homeowners who may be behind on mortgage and utility payments […]
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Gov. Evers Announces New Public Health Emergency, Issues New Face Coverings Order as State Continues Vaccine Distribution
MADISON — On Tuesday, Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #104 and Emergency Order #1 establishing a new statewide public health emergency and face coverings requirement, respectively, as the state […]
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Letter to the Editor: Rally For a Choice Event
In the spirit of stepping forward to create an alternative platform for our voices to be heard, I have been helping with organizing an event for those who support a […]
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Adults Age 65+ May Get COVID-19 Vaccine Next Week
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced Tuesday that adults over the age of 65 will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning next Monday (Jan. 25). […]
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So you’ve been diagnosed with COVID-19. What next?
By Bram Sable-Smith WPR/Wisconsin Watch Morganne Seiner struggled to decide whether to visit her sister’s family in Marshfield, Wisconsin for Christmas. The 29-year-old Waterloo resident is five-months pregnant with her […]
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DHS Announces Weekly Newsletter to Keep Public Informed of COVID-19 Response and Vaccine Progress
The Department of Health Services (DHS) announced today a newsletter the public can sign up for to get direct information about the COVID-19 response and vaccine rollout. Every Friday, a […]
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Downtown Racine in 2020: ‘Intense Challenges Faced’
RACINE – Downtown Racine Corp. (DRC) this week reported a few silver linings amid a 2020 that was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Downtown business development and promotional organization […]
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Wisconsin National Guard Continues COVID-19 Testing Throughout the State
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin National Guard specimen collection teams continue testing across the state at a number of regional community-based testing sites. Teams have collected a cumulative total of over […]
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Gov. Evers, DCF Announce Wisconsin Awarded $30 Million Federal Grant for Early Care and Education
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Emilie Amundson today announced that Wisconsin was awarded a Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG […]
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State confirms UK variant of coronavirus has reached Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services and laboratory partners identified a UK variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in Wisconsin, according to a press release. The particular variant, […]
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CDC Shut Down a Lab Involved in Making Faulty Coronavirus Tests
by James Bandler, Patricia Callahan and Sebastian Rotella With no public notice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in October shut down a key lab involved in making faulty […]
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City to Allow Schools Reopening, Higher Capacities in Businesses
RACINE – The City of Racine is revising its “Safer Racine” ordinance to allow schools to reopen buildings and increase the capacity limits on retail stores, bars, restaurants, and indoor […]
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Wisconsin caucuses pose thorny safety issues during pandemic
By Anya van Wagtendonk Wisconsin Watch This article is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. Every January across Wisconsin, some towns […]
