October 16, 2025 •
Thursday’s LobbyComply News Roundup
Campaign Finance
Illinois: “Election Board Hearing Officer Recommends Illinois Senate President Don Harmon Pay Nearly $10 Million Fine” by Rick Pearson (Chicago Tribune) for Yahoo News
New Mexico: “Ethics Commission: Lawmakers and campaigns allowed to spend funds for security” by Danielle Prokop (Source New Mexico) for Yahoo News
Ohio: “Investigation Reveals Ohio Commission Struggled to Recoup $96 Million Campaign Finance Fees” by Rochelle Alleyne (WBNS) for WKYC
Ethics
National: “Trump’s Pardon Proposals Go Global Despite Allies’ Corruption Charges” by Patrick Marley and Adam Taylor (Washington Post) for MSN
National: “Judge Orders Trump Administration to Pause Shutdown Layoffs” by Meryl Kornfield and Hannah Natanson (Washington Post) for MSN
Florida: “Florida Judge Temporarily Blocks Transfer of Downtown Miami Land for Trump’s Presidential Library” by Kate Payne (Associated Press) for MSN
National: “How Inflatable Frog Suits Became the Protest Fashion Statement of the Year” by Ashley Fetters Maloy (Washington Post) for MSN
Redistricting
Louisiana: “Supreme Court Seems Open to Limiting Key Section of Voting Rights Act” by Justin Jouvenal (Washington Post) for MSN
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