May 17, 2021 •
Monday’s LobbyComply News Roundup
Campaign Finance
National: “Dems Reach New Fundraising Deal, with Boost for GOP States” by Bill Barrow for Associated Press News
California: “How Donors Give Millions to Garcetti-Backed Nonprofit and Keep Their Identities Secret” by Dakota Smith and Melody Gutierrez (Los Angeles Times) for Yahoo News
Florida: “New Florida Law Strikes Down Tallahassee Contribution Limits in Local Races” by Karl Etters for Tallahassee Democrat
Ohio: “Ohio Democrats and Republicans Seek More Transparency for Dark Money Politics” by Laura Bischoff (Columbus Dispatch) for MSN
Ethics
National: “Greene Searched Capitol Office Building for Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, 2019 Video Shows” by Colby Itkowitz (Washington Post) for MSN
National: “Gaetz Associate Admits to Sex Trafficking of a Minor, Agrees in Writing to Cooperate Fully with Prosecutors” by Matt Zapotosky and Devlin Barrett (Washington Post) for MSN
Canada: “Trudeau Cleared in WE Charity Controversy, but Ethics Commissioner Finds Morneau Broke the Rules” by Bill Curry and Marieke Walsh for Globe and Mail
Massachusetts: “Jury Convicts Ex-Fall River Mayor Jasiel F. Correia II of Extortion, Wire Fraud, Filing False Tax Returns” by Shelley Murphy (Boston Globe) for MSN
Pennsylvania: “FBI Probe of Massive Pa. Pension Fund Seeks Evidence of Kickbacks or Bribery” by Angela Couloumbis (Spotlight PA) and Joseph DiStefano and Craig McCoy (Philadelphia Inquirer) for Spotlight PA
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