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⚖️ Wisconsin Immigrants Brace For Trump’s Return

• Following Donald Trump’s presidential re-election, immigrant rights groups and immigration attorneys in Wisconsin are bracing for his return. On the campaign trail, Trump promised mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.
• Voces de la Frontera, a Milwaukee group that fights for immigrant rights, has already been holding community meetings across the state, including in Dane County, to plan next steps.
• Immigration attorneys are advising their clients to follow all laws to the letter, and to collect documentation proving that they have been in the U.S. for more than two years. [WPR]

🗳️ Eric Hovde Finally Concedes to Tammy Baldwin

• Nearly two weeks after Election Day, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has finally conceded to U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin.
• Hovde, who lost by less than 1 percentage point, said requesting a recount would “serve no purpose.”
• DIg deeper: Baldwin talked with City Cast Madison about her vision for a third term in the U.S. Senate. [ WPR, 🎧 City Cast Madison]

⚖️ Alder Calls For Legal Reform After Myadze Investigation

• Madison Ald. Juliana Bennett is calling for legal reforms after an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Ald. Charles Myadze concluded there was insufficient evidence to support the claims.
• Bennett said Myadze made repeated and unwanted sexual advances against her. Three other women came forward with similar allegations, including former deputy mayor Gloria Reyes, who accused him of physical assault.
• In a statement, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said nobody who abuses women should be in a leadership role, but that the city doesn’t have jurisdiction over independently elected officials.
• Dig deeper: On the City Cast Madison podcast, Bianca Martin talked to Ald. Sabrina Madison about why her and many others think Myadze needs to resign. [Daily Cardinal, Madison365, City of Madison, 🎧City Cast Madison]

It seems you can’t swing a construction crane in Madison without hitting another construction crane, there’s so much development going on here. On the City Cast Madison podcast, we thought it would be a good time to stop and appreciate some of our favorite buildings in Madison, from the iconic to the quirky. And Madison Minutes readers stepped up and shared a few of their faves too!

Robert W. Kastenmeier U.S. Courthouse

120 N. Henry St.

The massive blue building with the smooth corners is a “canister of justice,” as Tone Madison once said. Or, as many have said, it looks like a gigantic Lego piece, a fun modernist building where serious things happen.

First Unitarian Church

900 University Bay Drive

Frank Lloyd Wright designed his congregation’s church in 1946 to be an “aspirational” place, foregoing the usual steeple for a giant triangular prow that’s variously been described as a plow slicing through the prairie or two hands folded in prayer.

Kennedy Manor

1 Langdon St.

Madison Minutes reader Susanne V. picked this apartment building, citing its “historic charm and its eclectic community of residents.” It retains much of the appeal from when it was built in 1929, from its terrazzo floor to the brass elevator doors.

Barrymore Theatre

2090 Atwood Ave.

My favorite place to see a show in Madison is this funky neighborhood theater, which mixes its neo-italian dome on the exterior with funky flourishes on the inside, especially those twinkling lights on the ceiling of the theater. If only they could make those cramped bathrooms a little bigger.

Meet Petunia! She’s a lovely 12-year-old ball python Petunia who is a little shy at times, but very gentle and sweet. She’s fond of napping under her heat lamp, and prefers smaller food portions. She might need help finding dinner, because her eyesight isn’t the best.