Campaign Finance

Oregon: “Legislature Sends Ballot Initiative to Voters Setting Stage for Campaign Donation Limits” by Rob Davis for Portland Oregonian

Elections

National: “‘The Enigma of the Entire Mueller Probe’: Focus on origins of Russian investigation puts spotlight on Maltese professor” by Rosalind Helderman, Shane Harris, and Ellen Nakashima (Washington Post) for MSN

Florida: “Florida Limits Ex-Felon Voting, Prompting a Lawsuit and Cries of ‘Poll Tax’” by Patricia Mazzei (New York Times) for MSN

Louisiana: “Big Changes Coming? Record Number of Women Are Running for the Louisiana Legislature” by Mark Ballard for New Orleans Advocate

Missouri: “Meet the Consultant Who Got Stenger Elected, and Why He’s Still ‘Proud’ He Won” by Jacob Barker for St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ethics

Florida: “City Ethics Board Mulls Pulling Plug on TV Cameras for Off-Topic Comments” by Jeff Burlew for Tallahassee Democrat

North Dakota: “Legislator as Landlord: Financial disclosures don’t highlight state agency leases with North Dakota elected officials” by John Hageman for Jamestown Sun

Utah: “Salt Lake City Senator Requested Money for Utah Museum of Contemporary Arts Without Disclosing That He Sits on Its Board” by Taylor Stevens for Salt Lake Tribune