Campaign Finance

Colorado: “Outside Groups Spent More Than $1 Million to Influence Denver’s Election, and It Took a Lot of Work to Figure That Out” by Andrew Kenney for Denver Post

Oregon: “Limits on Oregon Campaign Money Are Dead. But Voters May Still Get to Weigh In.” by Rob Davis for Portland Oregonian

Washington: “These Voters Are Using Democracy Vouchers to Influence Seattle’s City Council Races” by Daniel Beekman for Seattle Times

Elections

National: “‘Who’s Taking Care of the Kids?’ Is Finally a Question for Dads on the Trail, Too” by Lisa Lerer (New York Times) for MSN

Ethics

National: “‘I Hate David and I Hate This Job’: Ex-Schweikert staffers describe unrest in ethics report” by Ronald Hanson for Arizona Republic

Connecticut: “A Decade After His Corruption Scandal Broke, Hartford Weighs a Second Chance for Eddie Perez” by Rebecca Lurye for Hartford Courant

Oklahoma: “Ethics Commission Says Money Is Tight” by Nolan Clay for The Oklahoman

Redistricting

Virginia: “Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Findings of Racial Gerrymandering in Virginia Districts” by Robert Barnes (Washington Post) for Philadelphia Inquirer