May 19, 2025 •
Monday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance
Mississippi: “In Mississippi’s Capital City, Indicted District Attorney Flouts Campaign Disclosure Laws” by Caleb Bedillion for Marshall Project
Rhode Island: “‘I Was Wrong.’ Former R.I. Senate Candidate Resolves Campaign Finance Violations After Court Plea.” by Nancy Lavin (Rhode Island Current) for Yahoo News
Texas: “Texas Lawmakers Push to Enforce Election Transparency Law After Newsrooms Found School Districts Failed to Comply” by Lexi Churchill for ProPublica
Ethics
National: “FBI Folds the Public Corruption Squad That Aided Jack Smith’s Trump Investigations” by Ryan Reilly (NBC News) for MSN
National: “With Comey Questioning, the Trump Administration Again Targets Speech” by Mark Berman, Patrick Marley, and Perry Stein (Washington Post) for MSN
Michigan: “Lawmakers Extend Their Financial Disclosure Deadline Due to Benson’s Buggy Website” by Michael Kransz (MLive) for MSN
National: “Former President Joe Biden Diagnosed with Aggressive Prostate Cancer” by Naftali Bendavid, Mariana Alfaro, Joel Achenbach, and Matt Viser (Washington Post) for MSN
Lobbying
Canada: “Ford’s Former Top Staffer Broke Lobbying Rules: Integrity commissioner” by Allison Jones for CBC
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