Campaign Finance

North Carolina: “Missing Finance Documents Cause Problems for Former Representative’s Return to NC Politics” by Will Wright (Charlotte Observer) for MSN

Rhode Island: “US Supreme Court Lets R.I. Election Finance Disclosure Law Stand” by Edward Fitzpatrick (Boston Globe) for MSN

Ethics

National: “Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44B and Will Privatize Company” by Tom Krisher and Matt O’Brien (Associated Press) for Yahoo News

National: “Rep. Ronny Jackson’s Campaign Paid for Dues at Private Social Club” by Chris Marquette (Roll Call) for MSN

New York: “Judge Holds Trump in Contempt Over Documents in New York A.G.’s Inquiry” by Jonah Bromwich, Ben Protess, and William Rashbaum (New York Times) for MSN

Ohio: “FirstEnergy Agrees to $37.5 Million Settlement to Resolve Ratepayer Lawsuits over HB6 Scandal” by Jeremy Pelzer (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN

Lobbying

National: “Paid Protesters, Free Lunches and Backroom Chats: Inside the menthol lobbying machine” by Ben Stockton, Emily Baumgaertner, and Ryan Lindsay for Bureau of Investigative Journalism

Redistricting

Kansas: “Judge Strikes Down Kansas Map, Finding Lawmakers Intended to Dilute Minority Voter Power” by Jonathan Shorman and Katie Bernard (Kansas City Star) for MSN