Campaign Finance

Colorado: “John Kellner, Candidate for Colorado Attorney General, Returns $500 Contribution Flagged as Potential Campaign Finance Violation” by Ryan Biller for Denver Post

Elections

National: “State Supreme Courts: Bottom of the ballot but top concern if Roe falls” by Megan Messerly (Politico) for Yahoo News

National: “Jan. 6 Panel Makes Case Election Fraud Claims Were Trump vs. ‘Team Normal’” by Kyle Cheney and Nicholas Wu (Politico) for Yahoo News

Ethics

Idaho: “31 Tied to Hate Group Charged with Planning Riot Near LGBTQ Event in Idaho” by Nick Parker and Bryan Pietsch (Washington Post) for MSN

Illinois: “Cook County Official Sued by Ethics Board for ‘Flagrantly’ Defying Nepotism Ban Fires Her Cousin as Chief of Staff, He Says” by Alice Yin (Chicago Tribune) for Yahoo News

Missouri: “Grant Program for North St. Louis and ‘Aldermanic Courtesy’ Raise New Questions After Indictments” by Jacob Barker for St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Lobbying

National: “Retired General Resigns as Head of Brookings Amid Federal Probe” by Reis Thebault, Caroline Kitchener, and Alex Horton (Washington Post) for MSN

New York: “In Lobbying Probe, Ethics Commission Critic Faces $4M Threat” by Chris Bragg for Albany Times Union