Campaign Finance

Delaware: “Delaware Gubernatorial Candidate Bethany Hall-Long Has Taken $25,000 in Donations That Exceed Legal Limit” by Chris Barash for WHYY

National: “Mystery Fundraising Firm Takes in Millions from the Trump Campaign” by Matt Dixon (NBC News) for MSN

New York: “How One Woman’s Quest to Fix Her Harlem Housing Complex Got Her Busted on Campaign Finance Charges” by Graham Rayman and Téa Kvetenadze (New York Daily News) for MSN

Elections

Ohio: “Federal Appeals Court to Reconsider Case Affecting Attorney General Dave Yost’s Authority to Block Proposed Ballot Issues” by Andrew Tobias (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN

Ethics

National: “The Gun Lobby’s Hidden Hand in the 2nd Amendment Battle” by Mike McIntire and Jodi Kantor (New York Times) for DNyuz

Louisiana: “Gov. Jeff Landry, in Dispute with Ethics Board, Signs Law Giving Himself More Control Over It” by Julie O’Donoghue for Louisiana Illuminator

North Carolina: “North Carolina Supreme Court Secretly Squashed Discipline of Two GOP Judges Who Admitted to Violating Judicial Code” by Doug Bock Clark (ProPublica) for MSN

Lobbying

Minnesota: “Utility Regulators Hosted Annual Conference in Minneapolis with Money from Entities They Oversee” by Walker Orenstein (Minneapolis Star Tribune) for MSN