Campaign Finance

Kansas: “Overland Park Lawsuit Leads Judge to Narrow Kansas’ Definition of Political Action Committee” by Tim Carpenter (Kansas Reflector) for Yahoo News

Elections

Virginia: “Democrats Retain Control of Virginia Legislature in Special Elections” by Laura Vozzella (Washington Post) for MSN

Ethics

National: “Justice Dept. Says It Won’t Yet Release Trump Classified Document Report” by Jeremy Roebuck and Perry Stein (Washington Post) for MSN

Illinois: “Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan Testifies in His Federal Corruption Trial” by Dave Byrnes for Courthouse News Service

Louisiana: “Louisiana Ethics Board Withheld Information on Landry Staff’s Financial Interests from Public” by Julie O’Donoghue (Louisiana Illuminator) for Yahoo News

New York: “New York’s High Court Weighs Constitutionality of State Ethics Panel” by Brendan Lyons for Albany Times Union

Legislative Issues

Utah: “Utah Legislature Could Explore Switching Authors of Ballot Initiatives” by Alixel Cabrera (Utah News Dispatch) for Yahoo News

Lobbying

Florida: “A ‘Business-Friendly’ Lawyer’s Rise from Lobbyist to Attorney General Pick” by Eric Lipton and Kate Kelly (New York Times) for DNyuz

Rhode Island: “R.I. Ethics Panel Postpones Vote on Reforming Gifts from Lobbyists” by Alexander Castro (Rhode Island Current) for Yahoo News