The Democratic candidate for governor Matt Flynn is once again defending the work he did as a lawyer for the Milwaukee archdiocese as it was in the midst of a priest-abuse scandal in the 1990s.

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Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel ripped the Democratic gubernatorial candidates' proposals to release inmates from Wisconsin prisons Monday, calling the plans irresponsible and dangerous.

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As Foxconn Technology Group officially marked the start on Thursday of work on its $10 billion factory in Mount Pleasant, fears swirled that local officials were moving to unleash a legal means of forcing homeowners to make way for the technology giant: eminent domain.

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Matt Flynn rejected calls on Tuesday from two fellow Democrats to drop out of the race for governor because he had worked to defend the Archdiocese of Milwaukee against claims of sexual abuse by priests.

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The retired attorney Matt Flynn planned on Wednesday to be the first Democrat to submit the required signatures to get on the ballot for Wisconsin governor, despite facing questions about his past defense of the Milwaukee Archdiocese against allegations of sexual abuse by priests.

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Former Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Matt Flynn said Tuesday he's running for governor because the state's progressive traditions are being "obliterated" by Republican Gov. Scott Walker.

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Matt Flynn, a retired partner at Quarles & Brady and former chairman of the state Democratic Party, will announce plans Tuesday to enter the already crowded race to secure his party’s nomination to take on Gov. Scott Walker next year.

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