National: “Former Hawaii Executives Plead Guilty to Sending Illegal Donations to US Sen. Susan Collins” by Nick Grube for Honolulu Civil Beat

Oregon: “State Election Officials Fine Democratic Party of Oregon for Cryptocurrency Donation Flap” by Lauren Dake for Oregon Public Broadcasting

Washington: “Smiley PAC for ‘Political Outsiders’ Actually Pays Campaign Debt” by Jim Brunner for Seattle Times

Ethics

California: “Oakland Ethics Commission Reckons with ‘Devastating’ Budget Proposal” by Eli Wolfe for Oaklandside

National: “Did Jan. 6 Defendants Act ‘Corruptly’? An Appeals Court Weighs the Question.” by Tom Jackman and Rachel Weiner (Washington Post) for MSN

Michigan: “2nd Lobbyist Pleads Guilty in Medical Marijuana Corruption Scheme” by Arpan Lobo (Detroit Free Press) for MSN

Texas: “A TxDOT Commissioner Resigned in 2018. He Continued Drawing Pay for Five Years.” by Tony Plohetski (Austin American-Statesman) for Yahoo News

Redistricting

South Carolina: “Supreme Court to Consider South Carolina Plan That ‘Exiled’ Black Voters” by Robert Barnes (Washington Post) for MSN