Campaign Finance

Illinois: “Right After Landing a Big Deal with the CTA, Businessman Helps Lightfoot’s Reelection Effort” by Dan Mihalopoulos for WBEZ

New Mexico: “Lawmakers Seek to Close Big Transparency Gap” by Sarah Childress for New Mexico In Depth

Elections

National: “Trump Campaign Paid Researchers to Prove 2020 Fraud but Kept Findings Secret” by Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) for MSN

Ethics

National: “After Helping Prince’s Rise, Trump and Kushner Benefit from Saudi Funds” by Michael Kranish (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “Biden Fires Architect of the Capitol Over Alleged Abuses” by Lisa Mascaro and Colleen Long (Associated Press) for Yahoo News

Florida: “The Rocky Path to the College Board’s A.P. Black Studies Course” by Anemona Hartocollis, Dan Goldstein, and Stephanie Saul (New York Times) for DNyuz

Maryland: “Judge Upholds Two Ethics Violations Against Nick Mosby, but Rules Council President Didn’t Take Money” by Emily Sullivan for Baltimore Banner

Lobbying

California: “Behind the Late Lobbying Disclosure That Earned Midway Rising a Fine for Breaking City Ethics Laws” by Andrew Keatts for Voice of San Diego