— The Wisconsin Way’s May 18-19 conference on taxes and government spending and management has been postponed as Capitol pols deal with a deepening budget shortfall. Wisconsin Way coordinators said since Gov. Jim Doyle announced Thursday that the state faced a widening budget shortfall, they’ve received a number of calls from elected officials and others who weren’t sure they could now make the conference. The group, which put out a blueprint earlier this year to overhaul government taxes and spending, hopes to reschedule the event. See the Wisconsin Way site: http://www.wisconsinway.org — The judge overseeing the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce’s lawsuit over the city of Milwaukee’s paid sick leave ordinance said he’ll likely rule on the case within 30 days. Both sides of the suit were in court Monday for a three-hour hearing on the ordinance, which voters approved. MMAC, the city and 9to5 once again laid out their arguments over the ordinance, which has been put on hold while the lawsuit works its way through the system. MMAC argued that the ordinance is pre-empted by and conflicts with Wisconsin’s living wage law, the state and federal family medical leave acts and worker’s compensation regulations. But 9to5, which helped get the ordinance on the ballot for voter approval, countered those regulations set a floor and the sick day ordinance would be a complement those rules. See more from the hearing: http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=158334 TOP STORIES
U.S. 151 still closed near Columbus after blasts, fire at chemical plant : U.S. 151 north of this city remained closed in both directions Tuesday because of a fire and explosions that rocked Columbus Chemical Industries on Monday night, prompting the evacuation of nearby residents and warnings to people who live farther away to stay inside and close their windows. Wisconsin considers expanding unemployment program: More Wisconsin residents would qualify for unemployment benefits under a proposal designed to bring in $89.3 million from the federal stimulus package to the state. U.S. Bank to repay TARP funds: U.S. Bancorp says it’s time to repay its federal bailout funds. After receiving a clean bill of health from the government, the Minneapolis-based lender, which operates U.S. Bank, announced Monday it will raise $2.5 billion through a stock offering. Paid sick leave case rivals sound off in court: Opponents and supporters of Milwaukee’s paid sick leave ordinance sounded off in a hearing Monday before Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Thomas Cooper, who said he will issue a written ruling at a later date on whether the new law will be allowed to take effect.
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