Published: April 27, 2011
Tags: budget, collective bargaining, John Dickert, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett, unions
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Mayors and city officials from across the state are calling on lawmakers on the Legislature’s budget-writing committee to restore funding that Gov. Scott Walker proposes to cut. Racine Mayor John Dickert said Wednesday that Walker’s budget would cut cities by $136 million, but only about 60 percent of that would be [...]
Published: February 21, 2011
Tags: Bob Turner, Bob Wirch, collective bargaining, Cory Mason, John Dickert, Racine Labor Center, Scott Walker, unions
A town hall meeting on workers’ rights will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday in Racine. The town hall meeting, which is open to the public, was called in response to Gov. Scott Walker’s recent proposal to eliminate collective bargaining rights for working families across Wisconsin, including thousands in Racine County. State Reps. [...]
Published: April 30, 2010
Tags: Fettner Development & Construction Co., focus-on-kenosha-racine, James Smith, Jay Hergott, John Dickert, Kenosha, Racine, Racine Taxpayers Association, Sen. John Lehman, Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Transit Authority, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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The battle over the proposed Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter line is as much about the future of development as it is about construction of a railroad.
Published: April 14, 2009
Tags: Bob Turner, Harvest Homes Inc., Jim Walter, John Dickert, Judley Wyant, Pointe Blue, Riverbend Lofts, Wyant Law Offices SC*
Dustin Block dustin.block@dailyreporter.com John Dickert has been involved in the highs and lows of Racine development. “I’ve failed,” Dickert said. “But I’ve also had successes. And when I do fail, I just keep getting up and working hard.” Dickert is one of two candidates, along with state Rep. Bob Turner, to survive an 11-candidate primary [...]