Madison Media Digest

If you only read one local news story this week, it should be this piece about immigrant entrepreneurs in Madison.

Community

Madison’s Black Business Expo will take place on Nov. 25. Occupy Madison will complete its first tiny house village thanks to donations. The 27th annual Centro Hispano banquet honored Latinx community leaders. Students call for UW–Madison to be a sanctuary campus for undocumented students. The Police and Fire Commission heard a formal complaint against Chief Koval.

Development

The Northside will soon have a new California-inspired gastropub. The Madison Area Community Land Trust will celebrate 25 years of helping low-income families buy homes. The Nolan Waterfront Vision would connect Capitol Square to Lake Monona via a decked terrace. State Street Mall will be getting a new sculpture. A consulting firm offers suggestions for improving State Street’s retail experience.

Politics

Ald. Barbara McKinney strives for restorative justice. Russian punk band Pussy Riot stopped in at a sing-along protest at the Capitol. Another progressive radio talk show in Madison has been cancelled. The City Council approved the city’s 2017 operating budget. The Dane County Board voted to give themselves a 33 percent raise; Joe Parisi criticized them for this move. District 10 Ald. Maurice Cheeks hosted a “popup summit” to discuss moving forward in the wake of recent election results. Recent election results prompt many Madison women to get insurance-covered birth control. Even if Donald Trump cracks down on sanctuary cities, Madison won’t change its policies regarding immigrants.