Campaign Finance

North Carolina: “NC Lieutenant Governor Staff Calls Campaign Finance Report Errors ‘Clerical’” by Danielle Battaglia (Raleigh News and Observer) for MSN

Texas: “Texas Governor’s Biggest Donors: Energy industry that failed” by Paul Weber and Nomaan Merchant for Associated Press News

Elections

National: “State GOP Lawmakers Propose Flurry of Voting Restrictions to Placate Trump Supporters, Spurring Fears of a Backlash” by Amy Gardner (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “MyPillow C.E.O. Mike Lindell Sued by Dominion Over Election Fraud Claims” by Sapna Maheshwari and Lauren Hirsch for New York Times

Ethics

National: “Impeachment Is Over. But Other Efforts to Reckon with Trump’s Post-Election Chaos Have Just Begun.” by Rosalind Helderman (Washington Post) for MSN

Alabama: “Former Birmingham Water Works Contractors Plead Guilty to Felony Ethics Charges” by Carol Robinson for AL.com

New York: “Supreme Court Again Rejects Trump’s Bid to Shield Tax Returns, Other Financial Records from Manhattan Prosecutor” by Robert Barnes (Washington Post) for MSN

Ohio: “FirstEnergy Halts Political Contributions, Limits Lobbying as Part of Householder Investigation, Utility Says” by Jim Mackinnon (Akron Beacon Journal) for MSN

South Dakota: “South Dakota’s AG Charged with 3 Misdemeanors in Fatal Crash” by Stephen Groves for Associated Press News