Campaign Finance

Florida: “How Much Darker Can Political Money Get? New GOP Bill Tries to Further Shield Donors” by Ana Ceballo and Samantha Gross (Miami Herald) for MSN

Illinois: “Supreme Court Considers Use of Political Campaign Funds to Mount Legal Defense in Public Corruption Cases” by Mark Maxwell for WCIA

Washington: “WA Supreme Court Upholds $18M Campaign-Finance Fine Against Grocery Industry Group” by Jim Brunner for Seattle Times

Elections

National: “As Giuliani Coordinated Plan for Trump Electoral Votes in States Biden Won, Some Electors Balked” by Beth Reinhard, Amy Gardner, Josh Dawsey, Emma Brown, and Rosalind Helderman (Washington Post) for MSN

Georgia: “Atlanta D.A. Requests Special Grand Jury in Trump Election Inquiry” by Maggie Astor and Danny Hakim (New York Times) for MSN

Ethics

National: “The Jan. 6 Panel Wants to Talk to Ivanka Trump” by Caitlyn Kim for National Public Radio

Tennessee: “Senate Ethics Committee Recommends Sen. Katrina Robinson’s Expulsion, Will Go Before Senate Vote” by Melissa Brown (Memphis Commercial Appeal) for Yahoo News

Lobbying

National: “Top Lobbying Firms Report Record-Breaking 2021 Earnings” by Karl Evers-Hillstrom (The Hill) for MSN