Lobbying

“Lobbyist Finds a Quiet Place to Work, as a Six-Figure U.S. Government Contractor” by Eric Lipton for New York Times

California: “Number of California Lobbyists Grows over Past Decade” by Jim Miller for Sacramento Bee

Florida: “Lobbyist Miscues Laid Out in Legislative Report” by Brandon Larrabee (News Service of Florida) for Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Missouri: “Man Fined for Not Registering as Lobbyist” by Summer Ballentine (Associated Press) for Waynesville Daily Guide

Ethics

Alabama: “Mike Hubbard Says Alabama Ethics Law He Fought For Is Unconstitutionally Vague” by The Associated Press for AL.com

Illinois: “Jury Finds Lake Station Mayor, Wife Guilty in Federal Trial” by Teresa Auch Schultz for Chicago Tribune

New York: “Who’s Paying Assemblyman’s Auto Bills?” by Chris Bragg for Albany Times Union

Elections

“Perry Suspends Campaign after Hopes for a ‘Second Chance’ Were Dashed” by David Weigel, Philip Rucker, and Dan Balz for Washington Post

Procurement

“Federal Contractors Tell Obama: Stop picking on us” by Lydia Wheeler for The Hill

Redistricting

“New Political Map-Making Push Gains Ground, Concerns” by Rick Pearson for Chicago Tribune