Campaign Finance

National: “These Companies Stopped Campaign Donations to Election Objectors. Their Lobbyists Did Not.” by Emily Birnbaum, Megan Wilson, and Hailey Fuchs (Politico) for MSN

Georgia: “Stacey Abrams, David Perdue Call Foul on GOP Proposal to Ban Fundraising While Georgia Legislature Is in Session” by Vanessa Williams (Washington Post) for MSN

Massachusetts: “Michelle Wu Has Raised Over $1 Million for Her Inaugural Festivities, Most of It from Boston’s Power Brokers” by Emma Platoff (Boston Globe) for MSN

Ethics

National: “Trump’s Longtime Accountant Says His Financial Statements Cannot Be Relied Upon” by Jonathan O’Connell and Shayna Jacobs (Washington Post) for MSN

Canada: “Emergency Law Invoked as Canadians Mull Identity” by Catherine Porter (New York Times) for Yahoo News

Vermont: “As Ethics Bill Goes Back to the Drawing Board, Advocates Grow Weary” by Lola Dufort for VTDigger.org

Washington: “Seattle Mayor’s Phone Was Manually Set to Delete Texts” by Daniel Beekman and Lewis Kamb (Seattle Times) for Governing

Lobbying

Kentucky: “City Would Register Metro Council Lobbyists Under New Ordinance” by Marcus Green for WDRB

New Mexico: “Lobbyist Money Hidden in New Mexico Politics” by Jerry Redfern for Capital & Main