Campaign Finance

Florida: “Miami Beach Rep. Michael Grieco Ordered to Pay $1,000 After Probe of Ethics Lapses” by Christina Sant Louis (Miami Herald) for MSN

Massachusetts: “Mass. Republican Party Explored Whether It Can Use Its Own Money to Pay for a Candidate’s Legal Fees” by Matt Stout (Boston Globe) for MSN

New York: “Longtime Assembly Aide Approved as New York’s Election Watchdog” by Chris Bragg for Albany Times Union

Elections

National: “Exodus of Election Officials Raises Concerns of Partisanship” by Anthony Izaguirre for Associated Press News

Ethics

Massachusetts: “Judge Rejects Plea Deal in Corruption Case of Former Correia Chief of Staff” by Shaun Towne and Steph Machado for WPRI

Ohio: “Ally of Suspended Cleveland City Councilman Kenneth Johnson Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charges” by John Caniglia (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN

South Carolina: “SC House Reveals New List of $90M in Taxpayer Funds for Lawmakers’ Pet Projects” by Andrew Caplan (The State) for MSN

Virginia: “Black Virginians Took Ralph Northam Back. Neither Has Forgotten.” by Astead Herndon for New York Times

Lobbying

National: “Biden’s Vow to Limit Ethics Conflicts Finds a Test Case: The Ricchetti brothers” by Michael Scherer and Sean Sullivan (Washington Post) for MSN