Campaign Finance

National: “Trump Campaign Asks for Cut of Candidates’ Fundraising When They Use His Name and Likeness” by Alex Isenstadt (Politico) for MSN

Ohio: “FirstEnergy Paid $300k to a Dark Money Org That a Lobbyist Tied to Senate President Matt Huffman” by Jake Zuckerman (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN

Elections

Rhode Island: “RI Lawmakers Move to Ban Political ‘Deepfakes’ Ahead of Elections. What That Means.” by Katherine Gregg (Providence Journal) for MSN

Ethics

Michigan: “Michigan House Hears Testimony on Campaign Finance, Lobbying Laws after Chatfield Charges” by Clara Hendrickson (Detroit Free Press) for Yahoo News

Minnesota: “Minnesota State Senator Arrested on Burglary Charge” by Lauren Sforza (The Hill) for MSN

Pennsylvania: “Philly Sheriff Used Money Meant to Hire Deputies for Executive Raises, Tried to Double Her Salary to $285K” by Ryan Briggs and William Bender (Philadelphia Inquirer) for MSN

Legislative Issues

California: “California Bill Would Ban NDAs for Legislative Negotiations: ‘This should not happen again'” by Nicole Nixon (Sacramento Bee) for MSN

Lobbying

California: “San Jose Officials Not Reporting Lobbyists Meetings” by Brandon Pho for San Jose Spotlight