New Jersey: “Murphy Signs Disputed Election Finance Bill That Gives Him More Power Over Watchdog Agency” by Ashley Balcerzak (Bergen Record) for Yahoo News

Elections

Florida: “Florida Republicans Poised to Make More Changes to Election Laws” by Gary Fineout (Politico) for MSN

Wisconsin: “Liberals Win Control of Wisconsin Supreme Court Ahead of Abortion Case” by Patrick Marley (Washington Post) for MSN

Ethics

California: “Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor’s Mystery ‘Special Advisor’ Raises Legal Concerns, Experts Say” by Grace Hase (Bay Area News Group) for East Bay Times

National: “Key Senate Dems Want Supreme Court Funding Tied to an Ethics Code for Justices” by Tierny Sneed (CNN) for MSN

Maryland: “Roy McGrath Shot Dead in Tennessee as FBI Closed in After Three-Week Search” by Alex Mann and Lee Sanderlin (Baltimore Sun) for MSN

New York: “Trump Pleads Not Guilty to 34 Felony Charges” by Erica Orden, Kyle Cheney, and Josh Gerstein for Politico

Texas: “Texas Judge Orders Banned Books Returned to Library Shelves” by Cheyanne Daniels (The Hill) for MSN

Legislative Issues

Tennessee: “Tennessee GOP Begins Expulsion Process for 3 Democrats, House Session Devolves into Chaos” by Melissa Brown and Vivian Jones (Tennessean) for MSN