Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A new informal opinion from outgoing AG Brad Schimel could threaten so-called “wedding barns,” according to a conservative think tank. But Walker administration officials aren’t saying whether they are planning to change their enforcement standards for the venues, which are rented out

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Subscribers: This is the last PM Update of the holiday week. The PM Update will return Monday. Thank you for subscribing, and have a happy Thanksgiving. From WisPolitics.com … — The outgoing Walker administration delivered Gov.-elect Tony Evers a dose of good news for his first

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Department of Transportation is projecting a dip in spending of $76.7 million over the next two years, a decrease of about 1.3 percent, according to its budget request submitted to the outgoing Walker administration. The agency’s request also projects a

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Republican lawmakers have floated the possibility of pushing the 2020 presidential primary off the April ballot in a move that would possibly help the chances conservative Justice Daniel Kelly retain his seat on the Supreme Court, according to multiple GOP sources. Gov.

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Rep. Ron Kind cast doubt on Nancy Pelosi’s re-election as House Dem leader, saying she has a “math problem” that the party needs to “come to grips with” quickly. The La Crosse Dem at a WisPolitics.com breakfast this morning in D.C.

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Senate failed to confirm some 150 of Gov. Scott Walker’s appointments before adjourning the regular season, including PSC Commissioner Rich Zipperer. That means Gov.-elect Tony Evers could rescind all of them his first day in office unless senators act before

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Tony Evers’ transition team is seeking $94,600, most of which would go for seven staff positions to help the guv-elect prepare to take office. The request is higher than 2010 and 2002, the last two times a non-incumbent guv was elected. Sixteen

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says GOP lawmakers want to increase legislative authority on things such voter ID rules, but pushed back at the suggestion he and Republicans are trying to undermine Dem Gov.-elect Tony Evers. With Republicans set to lose the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem guv-elect Tony Evers urged Wisconsinites to come together as he and his team begin the transition to the office. Speaking to reporters in Fitchburg, Evers said he’ll be announcing details of his transition team in the coming days, but said no

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Clerks around the state report a surge in turnout, with some counties nearing presidential numbers. As of 2 p.m., Dane County, a Democratic stronghold, saw turnout of about 50 percent of registered voters. Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell wrote on Twitter those

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Groups have dropped nearly $23.8 million via independent expenditures on the guv’s race alone since the August primary, according to a WisPolitics.com check of campaign finance filings. Groups backing Gov. Scott Walker spent more than $18.8 million of that, compared to nearly

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker pledged the state will pass a bill to guarantee pre-existing condition coverage using “the exact same language that’s in the Affordable Care Act.” Walker’s comments today, during a campaign stop in Waukesha, go further than he has before in

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The latest Marquette University Law School Poll found a tied race for guv, while Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin maintained a big lead over GOP challenger Leah Vukmir. Gov. Scott Walker and Dem challenger Tony Evers were each backed by 47 percent

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Vice President Joe Biden called out “forces of hate” in America and characterized the November midterm elections as “a battle for America’s soul” as he rallied UW-Madison students to vote. Biden from the outset called the upcoming midterm elections a struggle over

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Democratic AG candidate Josh Kaul outraised Republican incumbent Brad Schimel nearly two-to-one over the latest reporting period ahead of the election. Kaul, a former prosecutor, pulled in $845,441 to Schimel’s $484,265 between Sept. 1 and Oct. 22. Kaul also spent about $1.1

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Republican AG Brad Schimel’s campaign today slammed an attack ad from the Democratic Attorneys General Association as false, which it says prompted several stations to pull it down. But the DAGA said it stood by charges in the ad that Schimel cut

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dems knocked President Trump ahead of his Mosinee rally this evening, saying “Wisconsinites are paying the price” for his priorities and failure to uphold his campaign pledges. U.S. Reps. Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan, speaking with reporters on a press call this

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker’s latest TV ad charges Dem rival Tony Evers wants to provide “special treatment for illegals.” Walker’s campaign said the ad, the 31st of his re-election bid, will run statewide on TV and online platforms. The spot uses clips of