New: A referee has found a three-year suspension of former Michael Gableman's law license is appropriate after the former justice and regulators agreed on that penalty in the misconduct case against him. Final penalty up to SCOWIS.

Statement from Bill Berrien on his decision to drop out of Wisconsin guv's race: billforwisconsin.com/campaign-state…

.Bill Berrien insisted in his statement he was "Just reading." “Wouldn’t you want your political and business leaders (and all of society, frankly) to be widely read and thoughtful and aware of different perspectives and ideas?” Quick story: pro.stateaffairs.com/wi/elections/a…

'26 news: Former WEDC CEO Missy Hughes bills herself as a Dem who "understands the economy" as she launches her guv bid. See more: pro.stateaffairs.com/wi/news/hughes…

'26 nugget: Dem Missy Hughes announces she raised $200k in 24 hours after announcing guv bid. Francesca Hong For Governor announced $115k in 36 hours. Kelda Roys said she did $75k in 24 hours. See Hughes' release: pro.stateaffairs.com/wi/press-relea…

'26 news: Judge Maria Lazar officially launched her bid for SCOWIS, the first conservative to step into the race after Rebecca Bradley decided against seeking another 10-year term. See more: pro.stateaffairs.com/WI/news/lazar-…

Story now updated with Chris Taylor campaign saying if elected, Judge Maria Lazar would be the most "extreme" member of SCOWIS.

'26 news: Appeals Court Judge Lisa Neubauer won't seek reelection in 2026 to the 2nd District. Conservative attorney Anthony LoCoco has announced plans for the run for the Waukesha-based court. See her release: pro.stateaffairs.com/wi/press-relea…

'26 news: Tom Tiffany says he's raised $1 million over the last two weeks. Announcement comes after Friday fundraiser that included GOP megadonor Liz Uihlein as a co-host. See his release: pro.stateaffairs.com/wi/press-relea…

26 news: Josh Kaul will seek reelection as AG, passing on a bid for guv. Short story on his decision: pro.stateaffairs.com/wi/news/kaul-t…

'26 nugget: Duey Stroebel, who represented Washington County-based seats in the Legislature and ran for the 5th CD in '14, is considering a bid for the 7th CD, where he's owned a vacation home for nearly 25 years. See more in yesterday's PM Update: pro.stateaffairs.com/wi/pm-update/t…

The secretary was also in Wausau today for a meet-and-greet with his son-in-law Michael Alfonso, who’s running for Duffy’s old congressional seat. According to an invite, there was no cost to attend the event. See the invite: cms.stateaffairs.com/wp-content/upl….

PSC approved $304.5 million in rate hikes for Alliant, Xcel over '26-'27, according to preliminary numbers agency provided WisPolitics (State Affairs Pro Wisco). Last year, it approved more than $730M increase over '25-'26 for WE, WPS. MG&E rate case up next. See more: pro.stateaffairs.com/wi/news/psc-ap…

We're awaiting official confirmation from Wisconsin Assembly GOP leaders that the gaming bill won't be voted on today. The legislation has generated significant conservative blowback in recent weeks.

And Tyler August confirms vote will be pushed back. He told us last week he expected to have at least 50 GOP votes. “I had a conversation with a couple of members over the weekend that brought up some points I hadn’t considered yet, so we’re going to work on those,” he said.

7th CD news: Kevin Hermening tells WisPolitics (State Affairs Pro Wisco) he has decided to run, but won't formally launch his campaign until after the holidays. Meanwhile, a PAC backing Michael Alfonso is up to $431k in TV, radio, mail. See more in yesterday's PM Update: pro.stateaffairs.com/wi/pm-update/m…

Redistricting lawsuit news: Liberal justices Susan Crawford and Janet Protasiewicz have rejected motions by GOP members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation to recuse themselves from lawsuits seeking new House lines ahead of the '26 elections. See more in today's PM Update.

BREAKING: Wisconsin's Supreme Court has appointed separate three-judge panels to hear two lawsuits seeking new congressional boundaries in time for the 2026 election.

.Mandela Barnes makes it official, launching his bid for guv. He's the 9th Dem in the field and the most high profile. He's also proven somewhat divisive among Dem insiders after his '22 loss in the U.S. Senate race. See more: pro.stateaffairs.com/wi/news/barnes…

News: GOP legislative leaders have floated coming into extraordinary session yet this year to address SNAP funding, including the feds picking up a smaller share of administrative costs, multiple Republican sources say. See more in yesterday's PM Update: pro.stateaffairs.com/wi/pm-update/w…