Lobbying

Missouri: “Senate Panel Eyes Lobbyist Gift Ban in Missouri” by Kurt Erickson for St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Campaign Finance

“Ted Cruz Didn’t Disclose Loan from Goldman Sachs for His First Senate Campaign” by Mike McIntire for New York Times

California: “San Jose Ethics Commission Drops Charges against 20 Candidates” by Ramona Giwargis for San Jose Mercury News

Ethics

Illinois: “Central Figure in Chicago’s Red-Light Camera Bribery Scandal Goes on Trial” by David Kidwell for Chicago Tribune

New York: “Buffeted by Lawmaker Scandals, Cuomo Unveils latest Ethics Reforms” by Ashley Hupfl and John Lentz for City & State

Elections

“The Republican Party’s 50-State Solution” by Thomas Edsall for New York Times

“An Election with the Shape of American Democracy in the Balance” by Lawrence Norden for The Atlantic