Campaign Finance

National: “Trump’s Legal Fees Are Sky High. An Elaborate PAC Scheme Is Helping Pay Them – for Now” by Erin Mansfield and Zac Anderson (USA Today) for MSN

Oregon: “Oregon Secretary of State Says It Needs More Money, Employees to Overhaul Outdated Campaign Finance Filing System” by Carlos Fuentes (Portland Oregonian) for MSN

Pennsylvania: “Philly Ethics Board Looks to Tighten Rules After Jeff Brown Super PAC Scuffle” by Meir Rinde for Billy Penn

Elections

Louisiana: “How to Elect a Louisiana Sheriff: Runoff, recount, reversal, repeat” by Molly Hennessy-Fiske (Washington Post) for MSN

Wisconsin: “Former Milwaukee Election Official Convicted of Absentee Ballot Fraud” by Patrick Marley (Washington Post) for MSN

Ethics

Florida: “In Public, Suarez Says He’s Not Ken Griffin’s Attorney. Under Oath, He Said Differently” by Sarah Blaskey and Alexandra Glorioso (Miami Herald) for MSN

National: “Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel Faces Sharp Criticism After NBC Hiring” by Drew Harwell (Washington Post) for MSN

Lobbying

Wisconsin: “Robin Vos Slams Shadow Lobbying Effort on Electric Grid Construction Bill” by Jessie Opien (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) for MSN