Campaign Finance

California: “California Passed a Law to Stop ‘Pay to Play’ in Local Politics. After Two Years, Legislators Want to Gut It” by Yue Stella Yu for CalMatters

National: “Federal Elections Regulator from Texas Has Ted Cruz Campaign Sign in Front Yard” by Joseph Morton (Dallas Morning News) for MSN

Massachusetts: “Cape Lawmaker Repeatedly Lied to State Regulators Investigating His 2022 Election” by Gintautas Dumicus for CommonWealth Beacon

New York: “State Campaigns Are About to Rake in $100 Million of Public Funding – While Also Spending All the Private Money They Want” by Alyssa Katz for New York Focus

Ethics

Arkansas: “Gosses Sentenced in Bribery Scheme That Included Former Arkansas Lawmakers” by Ron Wood for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

National: “When Judges Get Free Trips to Luxury Resorts, Disclosure Is Spotty” by Tom Dreisbach and Carrie Johnson (NPR) for Texas Public Radio

Lobbying

Oregon: “Portland’s Homeless Services Contractor Urban Alchemy Violated Lobbying Rules” by Nicole Hayden (Portland Oregonian) for MSN

Redistricting

Louisiana: “Federal Judges Strike Down La. Congressional Map with Second Black-Majority District” by Maegan Vazquez and Patrick Marley (Washington Post) for MSN