Campaign Finance

California: “Meals, Hotels, Office Supplies: City leaders want to be able to raise more money for ‘officeholder’ expenses” by Eli Wolfe and Natalie Orenstein (Oaklandside) for MSN

National: “Tester, Weintraub Join Democratic Organization to Counter Corruption” by Filip Timotija (The Hill) for MSN

Elections

Texas: “Failure of Texas Proof-of-Citizenship Law Is Not the End” by Patrick Marley and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez (Washington Post) for MSN

Ethics

California: “Lurie Campaigned as an Ethics Crusader. Now He’s Gutting SF’s Top Watchdog” by Fitzgerald Rodriguez and Gabe Greschler for San Francisco Standard

Connecticut: “Lamont Aide Jonny Dach Misused State Vehicle, Investigation Finds” by Mark Pazniokas (Connecticut Mirror) for MSN

National: “Discrimination Cases Unravel as Trump Scraps Core Civil Rights Tenet” by Julian Mark and Laura Meckler (Washington Post) for MSN

Illinois: “Responding to Supreme Court, Lawmakers Look to Expand Lawsuit Protections for Press” by Bridgette Fox (Capitol News Illinois) for WTTW

Massachusetts: “Ex-Massachusetts State Police Union President, Lobbyist Get Some Convictions Reversed” by Rick Sobey (Boston Herald) for MSN

Lobbying

National: “Trump Pardons Drive a Big, Burgeoning Business for Lobbyists” by Matt Dixon (NBC News) for MSN