Campaign Finance

Canada: “Judge Rules Against Ontario Third Party Campaign Finance Rules Declaring It Unconstitutional” by Holly McKenzie-Sutter (Canadian Press) for Global News

Elections

New York: “She’s Running for New York City Council. But Newspapers Won’t Publish Her Photo.” by Hannah Dreyfus for Politico

Ethics

National: “Justice Dept. Continues Appeal on Behalf of Trump in Defamation Case Brought by Sexual Assault Accuser” by Shayna Jacobs (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “Trump’s Election Fraud Claims Propelled Them to the Capitol on Jan. 6. His Ongoing Comments Are Keeping Them in Jail.” by Rachel Weiner and Spencer Hsu (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “Abbe Lowell Is the Go-To Lawyer for Embattled Politicians. Now He Faces a Controversy of His Own.” by Dan Friedman for Mother Jones

Connecticut: “Jon Lender: The wife of the lone GOP senator who voted for Connecticut’s recreational marijuana has a job at medical cannabis grower Curaleaf” by Jon Lender (Hartford Courant) for MSN

Illinois: “Former Chicago Alderman Aiding Corruption Probe Made Audio and Video Recordings of Then-Speaker Michael Madigan on Multiple Topics, Sources Say” by Jason Meisner and Ray Long (Chicago Tribune) for MSN

Louisiana: “Advocates Decry ‘Double Standard’ in Louisiana’s Legislature, Citing Groundwater Ethics Bill” by Blake Paterson for New Orleans Advocate

Maryland: “Baltimore Spending Board Approves New Travel Expense Rules for Elected Officials” by Phil Davis for Baltimore Sun

Ohio: “Ohio Public Corruption Cases Could Be Tried in Defendants’ Home Counties, Under GOP Proposal” by Jeremy Pelzer (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN