Walker signs lame duck bills aimed at undermining incoming Democratic governor

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) signed into law a suite of bills Friday aimed at weakening his incoming successor, Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers (D).

“There’s a lot of hype and hysteria, particularly in the national media, implying this is a power shift,” Walker, who has less than a month left in office, said Friday before signing the legislation. “It’s not.”

Among other things, the package gives the legislature control of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. boa...