Campaign Finance

National: “Why Corporate PACs Have an Advantage” by Karl Evers-Hillstrom for Center for Responsive Politics

Missouri: “‘No Evidence of Any Wrongdoing’: Eric Greitens fined $178,000 by ethics commission” by Jason Hancock for Kansas City Star

North Carolina: “Political Corruption Trial of Big N Carolina Donor to Start” by Gary Robertson for AP News

Elections

National: “Bloomberg’s Meme Spree Prompts Changes in Facebook, Instagram Rules” by Nancy Scola for Politico

Ethics

National: “Mike Bloomberg for Years Has Battled Women’s Allegations of Profane, Sexist Comments” by Michael Kranish (Washington Post) for MSN

Arizona: “Scandals Reveal Murky Workplace Standards in Legislature” by Arren Kimbel-Sannit and Julia Shumway for Arizona Capitol Times

Illinois: “Aldermen Close Another Loophole in Chicago’s Ethics Ordinance” by Fran Spielman for Chicago Sun-Times

Vermont: “Lawmakers Take a Step on Ethics Code, but Enforcement Still a Ways Off” by Colin Meyn and Mark Johnson for VTDigger.org