Campaign Finance

Montana: “GOP House Candidate Paid Vendors with Bad Checks and Misreported Debts” by Arren Kimbel-Sannit for Montana Free Press

Elections

National: “Why Little-Noticed State Legislative Races Could Be Hugely Consequential” by Nick Corasaniti (New York Times) for Yahoo News

Georgia: “GOP Crisis in Herschel Walker Race Was Nearly Two Years in the Making” by Isaac Arnsdorf, Ashley Parker, Michael Scherer, and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) for MSN

Ethics

National: “Steele Dossier Source Heads to Trial, in Possible Last Stand for Durham” by Salvadore Rizzo and Devlin Barrett (Washington Post) for MSN

California: “Nury Martinez Steps Down as L.A. City Council President” by Julia Wick, Dakota Smith, David Zahniser, and Benjamin Oreskes (Los Angeles Times) for Yahoo News

Ohio: “Steve Dackin, One-Time Ohio Schools Superintendent, Signs Settlement Agreement for Ethics Violations, Avoids Criminal Prosecution” by Laura Hancock (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN

Lobbying

New York: “New York Lobbyists Hold Sway in Spite of Shake-Ups, Scandals” by Rebekah Ward (Albany Times Union) for Poli-Ticks

Redistricting

Ohio: “Ohio Is About to Hold Elections for Unconstitutional Congressional and Legislative Districts. Here’s How It Happened” by Jeremy Pelzer (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN