Campaign Finance

Illinois: “Illinois Senate President Don Harmon Faces Potential $9.8 Million Fine for Improperly Accepting Campaign Cash” by Ray Long (Chicago Tribune) for Yahoo News

Ethics

National: “The Days Around Trump’s Trade War Announcements Saw Spikes in Lawmaker Stock Market Transactions” by Annie Grayer and Alex Leeds Matthews (CNN) for MSN

National: “Justice Dept. to Take Narrow Approach to Prosecuting Corporate Bribery Abroad” by Glenn Thrush (New York Times) for DNyuz

Illinois: “Feds to Retry State Sen. Emil Jones III After Mistrial on Bribery, Lying to FBI Charges” by Hannah Meisel (Capitol News Illinois) for WTTW

New Jersey: “Rep. McIver Indicted on 3 Charges in Clash Outside ICE Detention Center” by Perry Stein and Jeremy Roebuck (Washington Post) for MSN

Oregon: “Proposed Ethics Fine Triples for Oregon Liquor Chief in Pappy Van Winkle Scandal” by Noelle Crombie (Portland Oregonian) for MSN

Rhode Island: “Should Nonprofits Have to Disclose Their Top Salaries to Get State Money? These Bills Say So.” by Katherine Gregg (Providence Journal) for USA Today

Texas: “Texas Bill That Could Impact Ethics Cases Involving Houston-Area Politicians on Verge of Becoming Law” by Natalie Weber for Houston Public Media