Campaign Finance

California: “Accusations Against a California Campaign Finance Watchdog Went Undisclosed for Months” by John Meyers (Los Angeles Times) for Yahoo News

Missouri: “Campaign Fund Linked to Stenger Fined by Missouri Ethics Regulators” by Kurt Erickson for St. Louis Post-Dispatch

New York: “NY Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin Submitted Incorrect Information on Background Check” by Michael Gartland (New York Daily News) for Yahoo News

North Dakota: “North Dakota Ethics Measure Group Unhappy with Draft Rules Exempting Campaign Donations” by Jack Dura for Bismarck Tribune

Ethics

National: “Facebook’s Race-Blind Practices Around Hate Speech Came at the Expense of Black Users, New Documents Show” by Elizabeth Dwoskin, Nitasha Niku, and Crag Timberg (Washington Post) for MSN

Texas: “Reports Detail Texas Railroad Commissioners’ Ties to Oil and Gas Industry” by Philip Jankowsky for Dallas Morning News

Lobbying

National: “K St. on Capitol Hill: Lobbyists look to leverage prime real estate near Congress as in-person events return” by Hailey Fuchs and Emily Birnbaum (Politico) for Yahoo News

California: “Lobbyist in Ash Street Settlement Doesn’t Appear for Deposition but Reports More Meetings with City Officials” by Jeff McDonald for San Diego Union Tribune