National: “The Campaign Finance Agency’s Press Shop Can’t Confirm or Deny the Existence of Complaints Anymore” by Courtney Bublé for Government Executive

Missouri: “Missouri AG Withdraws from Gambling Case After Taking Donations from Other Side” by Jack Suntrup for St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ethics

Arkansas: “Former State Senator Jeremy Hutchinson Sentenced in Corruption Case” by Doug Thompson for Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Connecticut: “West Haven’s Attorney Suspended After Awarding City Work to His Own Law Firm” by Andrew Brown for CT Mirror

National: “Chief Justice Declines to Testify Before Congress Over Ethics Concerns” by Abbie VanSickle (New York Times) for DNyuz

Florida: “Disney Sues Gov. Ron DeSantis, Alleging Political Retaliation” by Aaron Gregg and Lori Rozsa (Washington Post) for MSN

New York: “Cuomo Sues Ethics Commission, Saying It’s Too Independent of the Governor” by Joshua Solomon for Albany Times-Union

Vermont: “Full Disclosure: Conflict of interest rule leaves plenty of leeway for legislators’ other jobs” by Kristen Fountain for VTDigger.org

Legislative Issues

Montana: “Montana Transgender Lawmaker Barred by GOP from 2023 Session” by Amy Beth Hanson, Sam Metz, and Matthew Brown for Associated Press News

Lobbying

California: “SFMTA Commissioner Resigns After Illegal Lobbying” by Joe Rivano Barros for Mission Local