Campaign Finance

California: “The New Thing for California Politicians? Sweet Charity” by Laurel Rosenhall for CalMatters

Massachusetts: “State Representative David Nangle Arrested on Charges of Using Campaign Funds to Fuel Alleged Gambling at Area Casinos” by Travis Anderson and Tonya Alanez for Boston Globe

Ethics

National: “DOJ Drops Probe into Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe” by Josh Gerstein for Politico

National: “Trump Commutes Former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich’s Sentence” by Michael Tarm for AP News

Arizona: “Migrant-Rights Advocates File Ethics Complaint Against Sen. Eddie Farnsworth After He Cuts Off Testimony” by Maria Polletta for Arizona Republic

Illinois: “Aldermen Relied on a Study to Approve $1.3 Billion for Sterling Bay’s Lincoln Yards. Turns Out That Sterling Bay Hired the Consultant Who Wrote It.” by Hal Dardick for Chicago Tribune

Michigan: “Ex-Detroit Metro Official Sentenced to 10 Years for Bribery” by Robert Snell for Detroit News

Lobbying

Canada: “Remicade Maker Janssen Recruits Former Doug Ford Adviser as Lobbyist” by Jill Mahoney and Kelly Grant for The Globe and Mail