January 14, 2026 •
Wednesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup
Campaign Finance
North Carolina: “NC Warns Supreme Court Candidate Over ‘Prohibited’ Lobbyist Campaign Donation” by Kyle Ingram (Raleigh News and Observer) for MSN
Ethics
National: “Top Prosecutors in DC., Minneapolis Leave Amid Turmoil Over Shooting Probe” by Perry Stein (Washington Post) for MSN
National: “Sen. Mark Kelly Sues Hegseth Over Censure, Potential Demotion” by Noah Robertson and Tara Copp (Washington Post) for MSN
National: “Several of Kennedy’s Dietary Advisers Have Ties to Meat and Dairy Interests” by Alice Callahan and Maggie Astor (New York Times) for Seattle Times
New York: “Former Adams Aide Tony Herbert Arrested on Sweeping Federal Bribery Charges” by Molly Crane-Newman, Chris Sommerfeldt, Thomas Tracey, and Josephine Stratman (New York Daily News) for Yahoo News
Oregon: “Longtime Oregon Lawmaker Admits to Ethics Violation, But Fails to Disclose Business Client” by Les Zaitz (Salem Recorder) for Portland Oregonian
Lobbying
Indiana: “‘Paid Protester’ Lobbying Bill Advances to Senate Floor with ‘Substantial’ Edits Expected” by Leslie Bonilla Muñiz (Indiana Capital Chronicle) for Yahoo News
Redistricting
National: “Virginia and Maryland at Center of Congressional Redistricting Battle” by Erin Cox, Teo Armus, and Katie Shepherd (Washington Post) for MSN
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