Campaign Finance

Iowa: “Des Moines Schools’ Superintendent’s Wife Donated to School Board Candidate’s Campaign” by Samantha Hernandez (Des Moines Register) for MSN

New York: “Rep. Espaillat Campaign Paid Thousands to Online Influencers Who Delivered Flattering Posts” by Claudia Irizarry Aponte for The City

Ethics

National: “Fed to Ban Policymakers from Owning Individual Stocks, Restrict Trading Following Controversy” by Jeff Cox for CNBC

California: “Huizar Seeks to Gut Corruption Case, Says Alleged $1.5 Million in Gifts Were Not Bribes” by Michael Finnegan and David Zahniser (Los Angeles Times) for Yahoo News

Lobbying

National: “Facebook Staff Complained for Years About Their Lobbyists’ Power” by Emily Birnbaum (Politico) for Yahoo News

Colorado: “New Redistricting Lobbying Complaint Targets Latino Advocacy Group” by Evan Wyloge (Colorado Springs Gazette) for Denver Gazette

Pennsylvania: “Pennsylvania Lawmakers Get Started on Bills Restricting Lobbyists” by Marc Levy (Associated Press) for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Redistricting

Virginia: “Virginia’s Redistricting Commission’s Failure to Transcend Partisanship Has Lessons for Other States, Critics Say” by Meagan Flynn (Washington Post) for MSN