Campaign Finance

Arizona: “Mayes Investigating Hobbs After GOP Accuses Gov of ‘Pay to Play'” by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy for Arizona Mirror

National: “How the Federal Election Commission Went from Deadlock to Deregulation” by Shane Goldmacher (New York Times) for Yahoo News

Florida: “Central Florida Political Operative Admits Wrongdoing in ‘Ghost’ Candidate Scheme” by Annie Martin (Orlando Sentinel) for MSN

Elections

Pennsylvania: “Pa. Legislators Introduce Bills Prohibiting AI Use in Political Campaigns” by Maia Nehm (Lancaster Online) for Government Technology)

Ethics

National: “Justice Alito Caught on Tape Discussing How Battle for America ‘Can’t Be Compromised'” by Tessa Stuart and Tim Dickinson (Rolling Stone) for Yahoo News

New York: “Judge Ices Ethics Commission’s Case Against Former Senate IDC Leader” by Brendan Lyons for Albany Times Union

Ohio: “Coal Bailouts Will Have Added $500M to Ohioans’ Electric Bills by the End of 2024” by Jake Zuckerman (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN

Lobbying

National: “‘Intimidated and Discarded’: Fired female execs go after top K Street firm” by Daniel Lippman and Megan Wilson (Politico) for Yahoo News