Campaign Finance

National: “FEC Spares Trump but Fines Tabloid Publisher for Hush-Money Payment to Ex-Playboy Model Who Claimed Affair with Him” by Felicia Sonmez (Washington Post) for MSN

Colorado: “Court Blocks Portion of Aurora Campaign Finance Measure in Case Brought by Mayor Mike Coffman” by Sam Tabachnik for Denver Post

Kansas: “Ethics Panel Fines Anti-Abortion Activist $5,000 for Campaign Report Failures” by Tim Carpenter for Kansas Reflector

Montana: “Lawsuit Takes Aim at Bill Affecting Montana Campuses, Judicial Campaigns” by Mike Dennison for Missoula Current

Oregon: “Oregon Lawmakers Appear Unlikely to Limit Campaign Contributions, as Key Proponent Moves to Drop Effort” by Hillary Borrud (Portland Oregonian) for MSN

Elections

Arizona: “Observers of Arizona’s GOP-Led Election Audit Document Security Breaches, Prohibited Items on Counting Floor” by Felicia Sonmez and Rosalind Helderman (Washington Post) for MSN

Ethics

Canada: “Pierre Fitzgibbon Steps Down as Minister in Wake of Ethics Report” by Philip Authier for Montreal Gazette

Illinois: “Lawyers for 4 Charged in ComEd Bribery Case Say No Quid Pro Quo with Madigan, Ask for Charges to Be Dismissed” by Jason Meisner (Chicago Tribune) for MSN

Michigan: “There Are a Lot of Proposals to Increase Michigan Government Transparency. We Break Them Down.” by Allison Donahue for Michigan Advance