June 17, 2025 •
Tuesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance
National: “Experts Warn FEC Is a Watchdog Lacking ‘Bark or Bite’ with No Quorum” by Jared Gans (The Hill) for MSN
Massachusetts: “A Push for More Transparency on Ballot Question Spending, Fundraising” by Gintautas Dumcius for CommonWealth Beacon
New York: “NY Candidates Broke Spending Records in First Year of State-Funded Matching Program” by Emilie Munson for Albany Times Union
Ethics
National: “Watchdog Finds Trump Administration Broke Law by Withholding Library Funds” by Tony Romm (New York Times) for DNyuz
Maryland: “A State Senator Aided a Disgraced Developer’s ‘Affordable’ East Baltimore Project” by Giacomo Bologna and Lee Sanderlin for Baltimore Banner
Ohio: “Ex-FirstEnergy Officials Finally Breaking Silence on Ohio’s Biggest Bribery Scandal” by Jeremy Pelzer and Laura Hancock (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN
Oregon: “Oregon Ethics Commission Triples Fine for Former OLCC Chief in Liquor Diversion Scandal” by Maddie Khaw (Portland Oregonian) for MSN
South Carolina: “SC Representative Charged with Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material” by Skylar Laird (South Carolina Daily Gazette) for Yahoo News
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