Campaign Finance

Hawaii: “Corruption at The Hawaii Legislature Puts Campaign Donations in the Spotlight” by Kevin Dayton for Honolulu Civil Beat

New Mexico: “Appeals Court: Cowboys for Trump is a political committee” by Morgan Lee (Associated Press) for MSN

Elections

Oregon: “Oregon Supreme Court Says No to Nick Kristof’s Governor Candidacy” by Lauren Drake and Dirk VanderHart for OPB

Ethics

National: “National Archives Confirms Classified Material Was in Boxes at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Residence” by Matt Zapotosky (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “Fed Overhauls Investment and Trading Rules Following Resignations of Top Officials” by Rachel Siegel (Washington Post) for MSN

Illinois: “Judge Cites ‘Common Sense,’ Legal Precedent in Denying Bid to Dismiss Counts in ComEd Bribery Probe” by Jason Meisner (Chicago Tribune) for Yahoo News

Wisconsin: “Milwaukee Ald. Robert Bauman’s Critical Comments Lead to $1.4 Million Jury Verdict in Defamation Case” by Alison Dirr and Bruce Vielmetti (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) for Yahoo News

Lobbying

Florida: “Confidential Records Leaked from Ex-Double-Dipping Collier Deputy Manager’s Office” by Rachel Heimann Mercader (Naples Daily News) for newsonedirect.com