Campaign Finance

Florida: “Miami Commissioner’s Campaign Pays City Staffer’s Company $100k. It’s Legal” by Joshua Ceballos for WLRN

Elections

Ohio: “LaRose Uses State Newsletter to Promote Senate Campaign” by Marty Schladen for Ohio Capital Journal

Ethics

California: “Judge Finds Eastman Culpable for Ethics Breaches in 2020 Bid to Keep Trump in Power” by Kyle Cheney (Politico) for MSN

National: “Trump Appointee Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years for Attacking Police on Jan. 6” by Rachel Weiner and Spencer Hsu (Washington Post) for MSN

Illinois: “Edward M. Burke, ‘Figurehead of the Old Regime,’ Faces Historic Corruption Trial” by Jon Seidel for Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois: “City Summons Reporter to Court After He Asked Too Many Questions” by Rebecca Carballo (New York Times) for DNyuz

National: “A Law That Helped End Slavery Is Now a Weapon to End Affirmative Action” by Julian Mark (Washington Post) for MSN

Lobbying

Oceania: “Lobbying and Communications Firm Senate’s ‘Wildly Inappropriate’ Contracts at Commerce Commission Revealed” by Guyon Espiner for Radio New Zealand