Campaign Finance

National: “Maker of Rifle in Texas Massacre Is Deep-Pocketed GOP Donor” by Isaac Stanley-Becker (Washington Post) for MSN

California: “San Jose Mayor’s Election Fundraising Raises Legal Questions” by Tran Nguyan for San Jose Spotlight

Elections

National: “Sussmann, Who Worked for Clinton, Acquitted of Lying to FBI in 2016” by Devlin Barrett (Washington Post) for MSN

California: “Compton City Council Election Overturned in Wake of Vote Rigging Scandal” by James Queally (Los Angeles Times) for Yahoo News

Washington: “Group Doorbells WA Homes, Searching for Illegal Voters and Drawing Complaints” by Jim Brunner and Joseph O’Sullivan for Seattle Times

Ethics

New York: “Cuomo Ethics Inquiry Could Die with Outgoing Commission” by Joshua Solomon and Chris Bragg for Albany Times Union

Pennsylvania: “Gift Ban, Other Good-Government Changes Stall in Pa. Despite Promises from Leadership” by Christina Baker for Spotlight PA

Lobbying

Florida: “DeSantis Signs Bills Penalizing Florida Judges and Lawmakers Who Lobby Within Six Years after Term” by Gary Rohrer for Creative Loafing Tampa Bay