Don’t count on getting a new driver’s license the day after Thanksgiving. The Division of Motor Vehicles, along with other state offices, will likely close that day under the governor’s plan to furlough state workers.
Gov. Jim Doyle has ordered 16 unpaid furlough days over the next two years as a way to help close a $6.6 billion state budget shortfall. The idea of shutting down state government offices to help achieve that came Tuesday as part of a list of options for state agencies to meet the order.