The political fight continued to flare Thursday over the $10 million deferred compensation deal Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson received more than five years ago from the firm he ran before joining the senate.

Johnson, who helped build Oshkosh-based plastics manufacturer Pacur, is in a heated rematch with Democrat Russ Feingold.

In a complaint filed Monday with the U.S. Senate Ethics Committee, Democrats claimed Johnson violated campaign finance law by using corporate money to reimburse himself for the $9 million he poured into the 2010 race against Feingold. Read More