Campaign Finance

California: “Anaheim Changes How Political Candidates Fundraise in Wake of Corruption Scandal” by Hosam Elattar for Voice of OC

Hawaii: “Hawaii Has a Voter Enthusiasm Problem, Could Publicly Funded Campaigns Help?” by Jeremy Yurow (USA Today) for Yahoo News

Illinois: “In Last-Minute Reversal, Former Sen. Sam McCann Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charges” by Hannah Meisel for Capitol News Illinois

Ethics

National: “Former FBI Informant Charged with Lying about Biden Business” by Devlin Barrett and Jacqueline Alemany (Washington Post) for MSN

New Mexico: “Lawmakers for Second Year Kick Ethics Fixes Down the Road” by Marjorie Childress for New Mexico In Depth

New York: “Judge Orders Trump and His Companies to Pay $355 Million in New York Civil Fraud Case” by Jonah Bromwich and Ben Protess (New York Times) for DNyuz

Lobbying

National: “Juul’s Internal Playbook Opens a Rare Window into Influence in Washington” by Nicholas Florko for STAT News

Florida: “Orange County Mayor Demings Fires Lobbyist Over Conflict of Interest” by Stephen Hudak (Orlando Sentinel) for MSN