Campaign Finance

Arizona: “Maricopa County Didn’t Enforce Campaign Finance Laws. Now, Political Groups Owe Millions” by Sasha Hupka (Arizona Republic) for MSN

Ohio: “Judge Blocks Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens’ Access to GOP Campaign Cash, Gives Control to Opponents” by Jeremy Pelzer (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN

Ethics

California: “FBI Raid of Oakland Mayor Rocks City, Fuels Questions Over Family’s Political Influence” by Salvador Hernandez and Ruben Vives (Los Angeles Times) for Yahoo News

National: “Judge Cannon Asks about Attorney General Garland’s Oversight of Trump Trials” by Perry Stein (Washington Post) for MSN

Illinois: “Ex-Ald. Ed Burke Hit with 2-Year Prison Sentence: ‘I regret the pain and sorrow I have caused'” by Heather Cherone for WTTW

New Jersey: “Norcross Indictment Shows How NJ Looks the Other Way on Conflicts of Interest, Ethics Expert Says” by Nancy Solomon for Gothamist

Legislative Issues

National: “Should Doctors in Congress Earn Money for Their Side Job?” by Justin Papp (Roll Call) for MSN

Lobbying

National: “How America’s ‘Most Powerful Lobby’ Is Stifling Efforts to Reform Oil Well Cleanup in State After State” by Mark Olade (ProPublica) for MSN