Lobbying

“Campaign season idles K Street” by Kevin Bogardus and Megan R. Wilson in The Hill.

“K Street Lobbyists Decamp to the Campaign Trail” by Kate Ackley in Roll Call.

“Chamber ramps up lobbying spending” by Peter Schroeder in The Hill.

“Jack Abramoff: Congress members don’t know they’re being bribed” by Louis C. Hochman on NJ.com.

Michigan: “Stateside: Lobbying in Michigan, the ‘Wild, Wild West’” on Michigan Radio.

Ontario: “Fixing ‘user errors’ in city lobbying registry not officials’ job” by David Reevely in the Ottawa Citizen.

Campaign Finance

New York:  “Spending big to take money out of politics” by Jimmy Vielkind in the Albany Times Union.

Colorado: “Springs considers new campaign finance rules” by Niel Chacón in the Colorado Springs Gazette.

Minnesota: “Minnesota serves as political campaign ATM” by Rachel E. Stassen-Berger in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Tech and Social Media

“Crush Robocalls, Win $50K” in Government Technology.

“Tool helps agencies manage social media messaging” in Nextgov.