October 23, 2025 •
Thursday’s LobbyComply News Roundup
Campaign Finance
Illinois: “Illinois Elections Board Divided, Meaning Nearly $10 Million Fine Against Senate President Don Harmon Unlikely” by Rick Pearson (Chicago Tribune) for Yahoo News
Ethics
Connecticut: “Kosta Diamantis Guilty on All Charges in Corruption Trial” by Andrew Brown and Dave Altimari (CT Mirror) for Connecticut Public
National: “Trump Refugee Plan Seeks 7,000 Afrikaners – and Virtually No One Else” by Adam Taylor and Teo Armus (Washington Post) for MSN
New Jersey: “Judge Weighs Arguments to Dismiss McIver’s Charges in Detention Center Case” by Steve Strunsky (Newark Star-Ledger) for Yahoo News
North Carolina: “Developer Agreed to $15 Million Road for NC Town, but Lawmakers Paid the Bill” by Dan Kane (Raleigh News and Observer) for MSN
Legislative Issues
Arizona: “Arizona AG Sues Over Speaker Mike Johnson Refusing to Seat New House Member” by Patrick Marley and Paul Kane (Washington Post) for MSN
Lobbying
National: “K Street Rakes in Hundreds of Millions Off of Trump Upheaval” by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico) for Yahoo Finance
Redistricting
North Carolina: “Republicans Advance Trump’s Redistricting Fight into Swing-State North Carolina” by Adam Wagner for NPR
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