Campaign Finance

Arizona: “Arizona Congressional Candidate’s 3 Young Children Gave Almost $10K to His Campaign” by Laura Gersony (Arizona Republic) for MSN

Elections

Georgia: “Black Churches in Georgia Unite to Mobilize Voters in a Key Battleground” by Nick Corasaniti and Maya King (New York Times) for Seattle Times

Ethics

Illinois: “Tim Mapes, Former Aide to Speaker Michael Madigan, Sentenced to 2 1/2 Years for Lying to Federal Grand Jury” by Jason Meisner (Chicago Tribune) for MSN

New York: “Top NYCHA Chiefs Repeatedly Rejected New Rules to Curb Corrupt Contracts” by Greg Smith for The City

Ohio: “Ex-FirstEnergy CEO, Top Lobbyist, and Former Top Ohio Utility Regulator Indicted in State Government Bribery Scandal” by Jeremy Pelzer and Jake Zuckerman (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN

South Dakota: “State Supreme Court Clarifies Conflicts of Interest; Noem Pledges to Fill Legislative Seats” by Seth Tupper and John Hult (Sioux Falls Argus Leader) for MSN

Lobbying

Florida: “Lobbyist Wrote Bill to Protect Visit Orlando but Sought to Hide His Role” by Stephen Hudak (Orlando Sentinel) for MSN

Oceania: “Lobbyists Are Back at Parliament – with a New Privacy Measure Hiding Their Identities” by Guyon Espiner for RNZ