Campaign Finance

Tennessee: “Ex-Tennessee Lawmaker Announces Trump’s Pardon 2 Weeks into Prison Time for Campaign Finance Scheme” by Jonathan Matisse (Associated Press) for MSN

Elections

Oregon: “Citizen-Driven Ballot Measures Could Become More Rare Under Proposals Taken Up by Oregon Lawmakers” by Dirk VanderHart for Oregon Public Broadcasting

Ethics

California: “Probe Finds Nonprofit’s Gift to Former Top S.F. Official Created ‘Appearance of a Bribe'” by Michael Barba and St. John Barned-Smith (San Francisco Chronicle) for MSN

National: “Judge Says Trump Jan. 6 Pardon Doesn’t Apply to Man Who Conspired to Kill Investigators” by Kyle Cheney (Politico) for MSN

National: “A New Role for the South Lawn of Trump’s White House: Tesla car lot” by Matt Viser (Washington Post) for MSN

Legislative Issues

National: “GOP Lawmaker Misgenders Democratic Rep. McBride, Derailing House Hearing” by Kelsey Ables (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “State Politics Has a Sexual Misconduct Problem” by Grace Panetta (The 19th) for Yahoo News

Lobbying

New York: “What New York State Aide’s Help Was Worth to China: More than $15 million” by James Avery (Wall Street Journal) for MSN