Campaign Finance

California: “Libby Schaaf Is Under Investigation for Allegedly Running a Political Committee That Attacked a Rival” by Eli Wolfe and Darwin BondGraham (Oaklandside) for MSN

National: “$800,000 Wire Transfer from Billionaire Donor to US Chamber Raises Curtain on Dark Money” by Taylor Giorno (The Hill) for MSN

Ethics

National: “Judge Cannon Strikes Paragraph in Trump Classified Document Indictment” by Perry Stein and Devlin Barrett (Washington Post) for MSN

Florida: “Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement of Financial Disclosure Rules for Elected City Officials” by Dave Berman (Florida Today) for MSN

Hawaii: “Maui Ethics Board Could Get Overdue Boost Through 2 Reforms Under Review” by Brittany Lyte for Honolulu Civil Beat

Indiana: “‘This Issue Is Going to Come Back to Haunt Us.’ Ratcliff’s Biggest Bet Yet Unravels” by Tony Cook (Indianapolis Star) for Yahoo News

Legislative Issues

Vermont: “A Lawmaker’s Bag Was Repeatedly Drenched, and Now a Colleague Faces a Probe” by Kevin McCallum for Seven Days

Lobbying

National: “Porter to Propose Bills to Modernize Lobbying Database, Extend ‘Cooling-Off’ Period” by Taylor Giorno for The Hill