Mississippi: “Chris McDaniel’s Reports Deny Accurate Public Accounting of Campaign Money” by Geoff Pender for Mississippi Today

Elections

National: “Tim Scott Begins Presidential Campaign, Adding to List of Trump Challengers” by Jonathan Weisman and Maya King (New York Times) for MSN

Virginia: “In N. Virginia, Endorsement Primaries Point to Increasingly Politicized School Boards” by Karina Elwood (Washington Post) for MSN

Ethics

Georgia: “Book Removals May Have Violated Student Civil Rights, Education Dept. Says” by Hannah Natanson and Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff (Washington Post) for MSN

Massachusetts: “Calls for Arroyo to Step Down from Boston City Council after Rollins Investigation” by Walter Wuthmann for WBUR

Lobbying

California: “49ers’ Former Lobbyist Emerges as Key Witness in Anthony Becker Perjury Case” by Lance Williams and Ron Kroichick (San Francisco Chronicle) for MSN

National: “Meet the Influential New Player on Transgender Health Bills” by Jeff McMillan and Kimberlee Kruesi (Associated Press) for Yahoo News

New York: “Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano’s Brothers Run Lobbying Firm with Biz Before City” by Carl Campanile (New York Post) for MSN