Massachusetts: “Brookline School Officials Violated Massachusetts Campaign Finance Laws by Sending Emails About Tax Increases” by James Vaznis (Boston Globe) for MSN

Elections

Michigan: “Whitmer Signs Bills Criminalizing Election Official Intimidation, Curbing AI in Campaigns” by Beth LeBlanc for Detroit News

National: “As Advertisers Flee Musk’s X, Democrats Splurge on Political Ads” by Cristiano Lima and Aaron Schaffer (Washington Post) for MSN

Washington: “WA GOP Fights Secretary of State’s Effort to Track Election Misinformation” by Jim Brunner for Seattle Times

Ethics

National: “Dictator-for-a-Day? Scholars Say Trump Can Do Damage Without Being One.” by Sarah Ellison (Washington Post) for MSN

Legislative Issues

California: “How Well Is Your Legislator Representing You?” by Sameea Kamal for CalMatters

Lobbying

National: “Kansas Republican Watkins, Ousted Amid Voter Fraud Charges, Returns to Congress as Lobbyist” by Daniel Desrochers (Kansas City Star) for Yahoo News

Procurement

Florida: “Howland Files Legislation for Certain No-Bid Contracts to Go Through Jacksonville City Council” by Hanna Holthaus (Florida Times-Union) for Yahoo News