Campaign Finance

National: “Rep. Steve Chabot’s Ex-Treasurer Charged with Embezzling $1.4 Million from His Campaign” by Sabrina Eaton (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN

Florida: “Legislators Send DeSantis a Bill to Limit Citizen Initiatives. Is It Constitutional?” by Mary Ellen Klas (Miami Herald) for MSN

Florida: “Who’s Behind Grow United PAC, Which Funded Ghost Florida Senate Candidates? It’s a Mystery” by Mark Harper (Daytona Beach News-Journal) for MSN

Pennsylvania: “How a Steelers Owner Wrote Big Campaign Checks Days After $100 Million Investment from Pa.’s Largest Pension Fund” by John DiStephano for Philadelphia Inquirer

Ethics

National: “Kamala Harris’ Influencer Niece Raises Concerns Among Some Ethics Experts” by Lucien Bruggeman (ABC News) for MSN

California: “Ex-Palmdale Mayor Pleads Guilty to Perjury in No-Show Job Corruption Scandal” by James Queally (Los Angeles Times) for MSN

Idaho: “Ethics Hearing: Idaho lawmaker accused of rape pleads Fifth” by Rebecca Boone for Associated Press News

Kansas: “Wichita City Officials Drop ‘Friends’ from Ethics Proposal, Back Away from Fines” by Chance Swaim (Wichita Eagle) for MSN

New York: “Chaim Deutsch Kicked Out of City Council After Pleading Guilty to Tax Fraud” by John Annese (New York Daily News) for MSN

Lobbying

National: “Federal Investigators Search Rudy Giuliani’s Apartment and Office” by William Rashbaum, Ben Protess, and Maggie Haberman for New York Times

Oregon: “Portland Business Alliance Violated City Lobbying Rules 25 Times, Auditor Finds” by Rebecca Ellis for OPB