BREAKING: A Milwaukee city election official fraudulently requested military absentee ballots and sent them to Republican state Rep. Janel Brandtjen, Mayor Cavalier Johnson says. She has been fired, Johnson says. The official is Milwaukee Election Commission deputy director Kimberly Zapata.

Zapata sent them to Brandtjen to alert her of election fraud being possible, election commission executive director Claire Woodall-Vogg says.

Spending in Wisconsin's governor's race hits a record $114.6 million, according to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. Previous spending record was set in 2018 at $93.03 million. Democratic incumbent Gov. Tony Evers' campaign has spent $36.98 million and the campaign of Republican challenger Tim Michels has spent $24.47 through Oct. 24.

The last Marquette University Law School poll ahead of next week's election is out today.

Last poll in the guv race:
Tony Evers: 47
Tim Michels: 46

Senate race:
Mandela Barnes: 46
Ron Johnson: 52 New @MULawPoll:

Mandela Barnes: 48
Ron Johnson: 50

Good morning from the Dane County Courthouse where former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman is scheduled to testify in another lawsuit over the Assembly's handling of public records requests seeking information about his taxpayer-funded review of the 2020 election. Gableman is calmly answering questions from an attorney for American Oversight, which filed the lawsuit, with a much different demeanor than his last appearance in court where he blasted the judge and refused to answer questions.

NEW: Dane County Judge Frank Remington orders a transcript of a Friday court hearing during which former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman criticized Remington and an attorney for American Oversight to the Office of Lawyer Regulation for "for appropriate disciplinary action" Remington also orders Gableman to pay $2,000 per day until he has produced all records responsive to American Oversight's requests.

NEWS: Republican commissioner Dean Knudson is resigning from the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Knudson says he will leave as soon as replacement is in place. Knudson was a key player in creating the commission and has disagreed in recent months with Vos and other Republicans over whether widespread election fraud affected the outcome of the 2020 election.

BREAKING: Tommy Thompson, who was elected governor of Wisconsin four times, served as President George W. Bush's health secretary, and led the state's system of universities through a pandemic, said Monday he won't run for governor. "This is a very difficult conclusion. After a full life of service and leading and growing businesses, I know I have the vision, drive and vitality to serve another term as governor," Thompson said in a statement.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts legislative maps drawn by Republicans in a 4-3 decision with Justice Brian Hagedorn once again being a swing vote. jsonline.com/story/news/pol… The court also denied a motion from Republican members of Congress to reconsider the court's March ruling that adopted Evers' congressional maps.

Former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman released a new report in his months-long review of the 2020 election: legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/22/br… Former President Trump releases a statement: "Everyone who loves America should be closely following today’s vital hearing in the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Election with highly respected former Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman."

The Wisconsin Supreme Court says today in a 4-3 decision it will not take up a lawsuit filed by Republican candidate for governor @RebeccaforReal against the Wisconsin Elections Commission over the use of ballot drop boxes. @RebeccaforReal The court is considering a separate case on the same issue. Conservative justice Brian Hagedorn sided with the court's liberal justices in the ruling.

Memo circulated among Trump allies advocated using NSA data in attempt to prove stolen election (via ⁦@washingtonpost⁩) washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/… “An aide to Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) also said his office received the document but declined to say who sent it.”

GOP lawmakers are proposing today to amend the state constitution to bar government officials from using private funding or resources for elections.

The amendment would need to pass through two consecutive legislative sessions and be approved by voters. Evers can't veto. Also this morning, Democratic lawmakers are asking Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu to rescind the appointment of Robert Spindell to the Wisconsin Elections Commission for being part of a group of Wisconsin Republicans who submitted false elector paperwork in 2020.

"Without getting into specifics, the recompense is coming," a Republican state lawmaker said this week about Assembly Speaker Robin Vos' decision to discipline him by removing a staffer from his office. jsonline.com/story/news/pol… $20K was raised for the staffer, who has since resigned from the Legislature to work for Rep. Timothy Ramthun of Campbellsport without a salary.

BREAKING: @KevinMNicholson launches campaign for governor. nicholsonforwisconsin.com @KevinMNicholson Just as Nicholson launches his campaign, his Republican primary opponent @RebeccaforReal says she has the endorsement of the Wisconsin Family Action PAC, a pro-life group

New: The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to lift an appeals court ruling allowing absentee ballot drop boxes for the Feb. 15 primary election. The legal group filed an emergency motion with the court this morning. WILL president and general counsel @RickEsenberg: “Wisconsin voters, candidates, and election officials deserve certainty on the legal methods to cast an absentee ballot. We are hopeful the Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear this urgent matter.”

A 39-year-old Milwaukee man with an open court case related to domestic violence has been taken into custody, according to a law enforcement source with firsthand knowledge of the situation. jsonline.com/story/news/cri… In the most recent case, a woman told police Brooks purposefully ran her "over with his vehicle" while she was walking through a gas station parking lot after he had followed her there after a fight, according to the criminal complaint.

Waukesha's mayor and police chief are providing reporters a brief statement about the parade incident:

Mayor Shawn Reilly: "Tonight was a traumatic situation for the city of Waukesha. We don't have all the details. We can't provide details at this point." More than 20 people were injured, police chief says. There is one person of interest. Did not say whether he/she was in custody.

Some victims had to be transported by family and friends.

"There are no other threats involved. The scene is now safe."

Statement from President Joe Biden on the Rittenhouse verdict: "While the verdict in Kenosha will leave many Americans feeling angry and concerned, myself included, we must acknowledge that the jury has spoken. I ran on a promise to bring Americans together, because I believe that what unites us is far greater than what divides us.

They went overseas together. They got home safely. Within months, all four Wisconsin National Guardsmen took their own lives.

@katelynferral and @brophy_natalie have found officials failed to keep pace with the mental health burden facing the Guard. usatoday.com/in-depth/news/… @katelynferral @brophy_natalie Interviews with Guard members, families and military suicide experts reveal soldiers struggling to access basic mental health care. In Wisconsin, the Guard has only three social workers for about 9,400 members.

Wisconsin schools slide in first state report cards since pandemic. jsonline.com/story/news/edu… via ⁦@RoryLinnane⁩ @RoryLinnane About 72% of Wisconsin schools met or exceeded expectations in the 2020-'21 school year, according to the report cards released Tuesday. That's down from about 87% in the 2018-'19 school year. Report cards were not done in 2020 because of the pandemic.

Michael Gableman, head of 2020 Wisconsin election review, says he does not understand how elections work jsonline.com/story/news/pol… via @patrickdmarley and @natalie_eilbert @patrickdmarley @natalie_eilbert Taxpayers are spending $676,000 for the review launched by Assembly Republicans.