California: “City of Sacramento Campaign Contribution Rules Are Confusing, Independent Investigation Finds” by Kristin Lam for Capital Public Radio

Illinois: “Illinois Lawmakers Banned Campaign Contributions from Red-Light Camera Companies – Then Accepted Them” by Robert Herguth (Chicago Sun-Times) for Illinois Public Radio

Elections

Georgia: “Trump Co-Defendant Kenneth Chesebro Pleads Guilty in Georgia Election Case” by Holly Bailey and Amy Gardner (Washington Post) for MSN

Ethics

National: “Supreme Court to Decide if Biden Admin Illegally Bullied Social Media into Censoring Content” by Kyle Cheney and Rebecca Kern (Politico) for Yahoo News

National: “Judge Temporarily Lifts Narrow Gag Order on Trump in 2020 Election Interference Case” by Alanna Durkin Richer (Associated Press) for MSN

Kentucky: “Louisville Metro Councilman Anthony Piagentini Found in Violation of Ethics Rules” by Eleanor McCrary (Louisville Courier Journal) for MSN

National: “Elon Musk’s X Removes New York Times’ Verification Badge” by Drew Harwell (Washington Post) for MSN

Redistricting

Louisiana: “Supreme Court Agrees with Delay on Drawing New Louisiana Congressional Map” by Robert Barnes (Washington Post) for MSN