Campaign Finance

California: “California Regulators Allege This Silicon Valley Ex-Lawmaker Violated Campaign Finance Law Dozens of Times” by Yue Stella Yu (CalMatters) for MSN

Nevada: “Many Nevada Candidates Are Fined Over Transparency on Campaign Funds. Few Pay in Full.” by Eric Neugeboren for Nevada Independent

Elections

National: “Trump Administration Cuts Teams That Fight Foreign Election Interference” by Colby Itkowitz, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Sarah Ellison, and Patrick Marley (Washington Post) for MSN

Ethics

Alabama: “State-Commissioned Report Finds ‘Significant’ Issues in Alabama Ethics Law, Recommends Major Reforms” by Alexander Willis for Alabama Daily News

National: “Trump Pauses DOJ Enforcement of Bribery Laws for US Firms Overseas” by Josh Meyer (USA Today) for MSN

National: “Trump Removes Top Government Ethics Czar” by Fredreka Schouten (CNN) for MSN

Illinois: “President Donald Trump Pardons Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Nearly 5 Years After Commuting His Sentence, AP Says” by Rick Pearson (Chicago Tribune) for Yahoo News

Lobbying

New York: “Gov. Hochul’s Administration Seeks Investigation of $10M Ad Blitz Against Her” by Jon Campbell for Gothamist