Campaign Finance

North Carolina: “NC Elections Board Fines Political Campaigns Combined $330K for Late or Missing Finance Reports” by Nate Morabido for WCNC

Wisconsin: “US Senate Candidate from Wisconsin Charged with Campaign Finance Violations” by Joe Kelly for Courthouse News Service

Elections

National: “Fears of Critical Race Theory Unleash Army of School Board Candidates” by Daniel Payne (Politico) for Yahoo News

California: “Fears Rise Over Disinformation in California’s Recall Election” by Reid Wilson (The Hill) for MSN

Ethics

National: “Encryption Poised to Hamper Jan. 6 Investigators’ Phone Records Push” by Nicholas Wu (Politico) for Yahoo News

National: “Ethics Panel Announces Four Investigations” by Chris Marquette (Roll Call) for MSN

New York: “Ethics Agency Subpoenaed in Investigation of Cuomo’s Book” by Chris Bragg (Albany Times Union) for Alton Telegraph

Ohio: “FBI Suspected Dayton Mayor Whaley of Bribery in 2014, Court Documents Show” by Jake Zuckerman (Ohio Capital Journal) for MSN

Lobbying

Montana: “Native Transgender Lobbyist Sues Conservative News Website for Libel” by Darrell Ehrlick (Montana Standard) for Missoula Current

New York: “Facebook Mum on Staffer Who May Have Broken Law Advising Cuomo on Sex Harass Claims” by Theo Wayt for New York Post