Lobbying

“Lobbying World” in The Hill.

Campaign Finance

District of Columbia: “Campaign finance reform will get D.C. Council vote next month” by Mike DeBonis in The Washington Post.

Kentucky: “Outside groups spend millions to sway Ky. senate race” by Joseph Gerth in The Courier-Journal.

Ethics

Georgia: “State auditor to investigate Deal, ethics commission” by Christina A. Cassidy in the Athens Banner-Herald.

Elections

Washington: “Washington state special election could decide party control” by Reid Wilson in The Washington Post.

Tech and Social Media

“Now You Can Petition Some Members of Congress Directly” by Joseph Marks in Nextgov.

“Farewell to The Thicket” by Karl Kurtz in NCSL’s The Thicket. The Thicket will be absorbed by the NCSL blog found here.