If you only read one local news story this week, it should be this piece [1] about immigrant entrepreneurs in Madison.
Community
Madison’s Black Business Expo will take place on Nov. 25 [2]. Occupy Madison will complete its first tiny house village [3] thanks to donations. The 27th annual Centro Hispano banquet honored Latinx community leaders [4]. Students call for UW–Madison [5] to be a sanctuary campus for undocumented students. The Police and Fire Commission heard a formal complaint [6] against Chief Koval.
Development
The Northside will soon have a new California-inspired gastropub [7]. The Madison Area Community Land Trust will celebrate 25 years [8] of helping low-income families buy homes. The Nolan Waterfront Vision would connect Capitol Square to Lake Monona [9] via a decked terrace. State Street Mall will be getting a new sculpture [10]. A consulting firm offers suggestions for improving State Street’s retail experience. [11]
Politics
Ald. Barbara McKinney strives for restorative justice [12]. Russian punk band Pussy Riot stopped in at a sing-along protest [13] at the Capitol. Another progressive radio talk show in Madison has been cancelled [14]. The City Council approved the city’s 2017 operating budget [15]. The Dane County Board voted to give themselves a 33 percent raise; [16] Joe Parisi criticized them [17] for this move. District 10 Ald. Maurice Cheeks hosted a “popup summit” [18] to discuss moving forward in the wake of recent election results. Recent election results prompt many Madison women [19] to get insurance-covered birth control. Even if Donald Trump cracks down on sanctuary cities, Madison won’t change its policies regarding immigrants. [20]
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[1] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/city-life/immigrant-ingenuity-five-madison-immigrants-persevere-in-building-businesses/article_1b8f428d-2302-50a4-8ea4-934b278c0d94.html
[2] http://madison365.com/black-business-expo-black-friday-edition/
[3] http://isthmus.com/news/news/full-occupancy/
[4] http://madison365.com/still-dreamin/
[5] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/university/letter-calls-for-uw-madison-to-be-sanctuary-campus-for/article_447dca9d-457a-51b4-93fd-0c0e62c647d8.html
[6] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime-and-courts/commission-hears-complaint-against-police-chief-mike-koval/article_bf489a0d-1673-5afa-a051-98d6a2dd2d11.html
[7] http://isthmus.com/food-drink/new-gastropub-in-maple-bluff/
[8] http://madison365.com/racial-justice-community-organizing-perseverance-face-huge-obstacles/
[9] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/proposal-for-decked-park-over-john-nolen-drive-would-connect/article_e0e2a16d-a399-5f2a-8dbb-8b8d46d5f24c.html
[10] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/city-committee-recommends-rectangular-metal-and-stone-sculpture-at-state/article_ebfb5cea-ded1-5b24-99f2-977b5fdc4f93.html
[11] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/report-improve-downtown-retail-climate-through-better-mix-of-stores/article_e92303cd-9c0c-5056-8b8d-26d2167875d9.html
[12] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/after-following-her-son-to-madison-barbara-mckinney-is-making/article_3019dd58-e863-5365-b9a7-f91663239282.html
[13] http://isthmus.com/news/news/pussy-riot-stops-by-solidarity-sing-along/
[14] http://isthmus.com/news/news/sly-loses-his-talk-show/
[15] http://madison365.com/madison-city-council-approves-operating-budget/
[16] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/dane-county-board-approves-pay-raise-for-itself-county-exec/article_74276687-a5dd-5812-a0e5-63e7a4eeb910.html
[17] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/joe-parisi-pay-raise-last-thing-dane-county-board-should/article_bf055582-5c0d-5277-b41d-80e2b3d3b3d6.html
[18] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/in-response-to-presidential-election-leading-locally-summit-brainstorms-next/article_4ccde811-c537-57dc-bb72-18db5fb881b9.html
[19] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/health-med-fit/election-results-prompt-some-madison-women-to-seek-insurance-covered/article_bd6bee2c-aaa6-580d-80bd-2e195e666f58.html
[20] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/madison-won-t-change-immigrant-policies-if-donald-trump-cracks/article_7b3b3f0e-28c1-50ea-ae51-f8072d0f1c17.html