Elections

National: “Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy Ends Bid for Republican Presidential Nomination” by Mariana Alfaro (Washington Post) for MSN

Ethics

National: “A Potentially Huge Supreme Court Case Has a Hidden Conservative Backer” by Hiroko Tabuchi (New York Times) for Yahoo News

North Carolina: “NC Councilman Resigned So He Could Accept $3M in Tax Money. Then He Rejoined the Council” by Josh Bergeron (Charlotte Observer) for Yahoo News

North Carolina: “Insurance Commissioner Pays Friend & Donor a High Wage to Drive Him on State Business” by Dan Kane and Kyle Ingram (Raleigh News and Observer) for Yahoo News

Ohio: “Ohio Supreme Court OKs Freeze on Millions from Ex-State Official Randazzo After Bribery Accusation” by Jake Zuckerman (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN

Legislative Issues

National: “A New Republican Mom Wants to Change House Rules for Postpartum Voting” by Anni Karni (New York Times) for DNyuz

Lobbying

Kansas: “Listen to Lobbyists When Enjoying Free Meals, Top Kansas Legislator Tells Colleagues” by Jason Alatidd (Topeka Capital-Journal) for Yahoo News

Tennessee: “Election Cycle Tests New Lobbyist Ethics Code” by Eli Motycka for Nashville Scene