Wisconsin Will Pay Private Firm $50,000 in Ho-Chunk Dispute; Practice of Hiring Outside Counsel Is Not Unusual for Governors

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Jim Doyle's administration is paying a lawyer and former head of the state Democratic Party $230 per hour to fight the Ho-Chunk Nation's attempt to get out of paying $60 million in a dispute over its gambling compact with the state.

Matt Flynn, a frequent campaign donor to Doyle, so far has been paid $50,000 in legal fees to represent the state. He was hired last year after the attorney general declined to represent the state in the lawsuit.

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Wisconsin Will Pay Private Firm $50,000 in Ho-Chunk Dispute; Practice of Hiring Outside Counsel Is Not Unusual for Governors

The dispute centers around $60 million the state is seeking under the gaming compact Doyle signed with the tribe in 2...

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