Campaign Finance

Arizona: “Campaign Finance Laws Make Funding of Election Challenges Murky” by Kiera Riley for Arizona Capitol Times

Louisiana: “Private Calls and Campaign Cash: Louisiana regulators’ ties to the utilities they oversee” by Pam Radtke, Mario Alejandro Ariza, and Miranda Green (Floodlight) for Yahoo News

Elections

National: “Donald Trump Wins Presidential Election, Defeating Harris to Retake White House” by Isaac Arnsdorf and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) for MSN

Ethics

California: “Former Huizar Associate Sentenced to Six Months Home Detention” by City News Service for The Eastsider LA

National: “Nearly a Decade After Pleading Guilty, ‘Fat Leonard’ Is Sentenced in Massive Navy Bribery Scandal” by Alex Riggins (San Diego Union-Tribune) for MSN

Maine: “‘A Recusal Issue Inside a Recusal Issue’: An ethics inquiry puts the Maine Supreme Court in uncharted territory” by James Keefe for Maine Monitor

Lobbying

Colorado: “Xcel Energy Ordered to Remove Investor Relations and Executive Salaries from Costs Passed on to Colorado Consumers” by Mark Jaffe for Colorado Sun

Procurement

Washington DC: “Contractor at Center of Bribery Scandal Dropped from Sports Gambling Deal” by Jenny Gathright (Washington Post) for MSN