Campaign Finance

Indiana: “Police: Shoulders spent thousands in campaign dollars on baseball cards, IU season tickets” by Jon Webb (Evansville Courier & Press) for Yahoo News

Kentucky: “Grand Jury Declines to Indict Beshear Backer in Investigation of Straw Donations” by Tom Loftus (Kentucky Lantern) for Yahoo News

Elections

South Dakota: “South Dakota Breaks Record for Number of Women Elected to the State Legislature” by Makenzie Huber (Sioux Falls Argus Leader) for MSN

Ethics

National: “Federal Judge Suspends Deadlines in Trump Jan. 6 Criminal Case” by Perry Stein and Spencer Hsu (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “Trump Could Pick Government’s Top Ethics Official – After Key Ally Blocked Biden’s Choice” by Fredreka Schouten (CNN) for MSN

Florida: “Suspended Miami-Dade Commissioner Martinez Convicted of Taking $15K to Help Constituent” by Charles Rabin (Miami Herald) for MSN

Michigan: “Baum, Altoon Get Vastly Different Sentences in Taylor Public Corruption Case” by Tresa Baldas (Detroit Free Press) for MSN

Lobbying

National: “A Spike in Demand, and Fees, for Lobbyists with Ties to Trump” by Kenneth Vogel and Kate Kelly (New York Times) for DNyuz