Campaign Finance

Kansas: “Kansas House Committee Advances Election-Reform Bill That’s More Than a Name Change” by Tim Carpenter (Kansas Reflector) for Yahoo News

Maine: “Maine Lawmaker Accused of Forging Signatures on Campaign Finance Forms” by Rachel Ohm (Portland Press Herald) for Yahoo News

Texas: “Critics of Texas House Leadership Spent Big in This Year’s Speaker’s Race. They Fought Years for That Chance.” by Kate McGee (Texas Tribune) for MSN

Ethics

National: “U.S. Plan to Award $400M Vehicle Contract Removes Reference to Musk’s Tesla” by Leo Sands (Washington Post) for MSN

Illinois: “Former Mayors Johnson and Lightfoot Accused of Impeding Inspector General’s Investigations” by Fran Spielman for WBEZ

New York: “Mass Resignation Marks a New Kind of Defiance in the Second Trump Era” by Naftali Bendavid (Washington Post) for MSN

Legislative Issues

Arizona: “Legislative Immunity Is a Privilege in Most States. A Speeding Ticket Could Change That in Arizona” by Eric Sandoval (Associated Press) for MSN

Lobbying

California: “Who’s Paying for California Politicians’ Travel? After CalMatters’ Report, Audit Proposes a Legal Fix” by Alexei Koseff (CalMatters) for MSN