Arizona: “Group Wants to Keep Dark Money Out of Politics” by Howard Fischer (Capitol Media Services) for KAWC

National: “Bill Would Require Disclosure of AI-Generated Content in Political Ads” by Isaac Stanley-Becker (Washington Post) for MSN

Maine: “Portland City Council Establishes Clean Elections Program” by Rachel Ohm (Portland Press Herald) for Yahoo News

Ethics

Iowa: “Iowa Legislature Passes Bill Restricting State Auditor’s Access to Records” by Amy Wang (Washington Post) for MSN

Michigan: “Will Michigan’s Financial Disclosure Law Reveal Politicians’ Long-Hidden Perks? It’s Up to Them.” by Simon Schuster for MLive

Oregon: “Shemia Fagan Resigns as Oregon Secretary of State Following Cannabis Consulting Scandal” by Dirk VanderHart and Lauren Dake for Oregon Public Broadcasting

Legislative Issues

Nebraska: “Lawmakers Denounce Complaint Against Megan Hunt Alleging Conflict of Interest in Trans Bill” by Chris Dunker (Lincoln Journal-Star) for Omaha World Herald

Lobbying

California: “Cupertino Lobbyist Rules Likely to Weather Constitutional Challenge” by Natalie Hanson for Courthouse News Service