January 21, 2026 •
Wednesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup
Campaign Finance
Florida: “Donors Gave Big to DeSantis’ Marijuana Campaign After Getting $10M from Hope Florida” by Lawrence Mower and Alexandra Glorioso (Miami Herald) for MSN
Missouri: “Bill Would Ban Missouri Politicians from Using Recurring Donations to Fund Campaigns” by Rudi Keller (Missouri Independent) for Yahoo News
Ethics
National: “Trump Administration Backs Labor Secretary Facing Misconduct Probe” by Meryl Kornfield and Lauren Kaori Gurley (Washington Post) for MSN
National: “Trump’s Pardons Forgive Financial Crimes That Came with Hundreds of Millions in Punishments” by Owen Auston-Babcock (NBC News) for MSN
National: “‘No Longer in My Hands’: How Hill Republicans stopped caring about DOJ releasing the Epstein files” by Hailey Fuchs (Politico) for MSN
Maryland: “Baltimore City Councilman Joined Board of Taxpayer-Funded Nonprofit He Wrote a Bill On” by Patrick Hauf (Spotlight on Maryland) for WBFF
New York: “As She Raises Millions, Hochul Isn’t Saying Who She’s Meeting With” by Chris Bragg for New York Focus
Lobbying
Washington: “Prominent Seattle Lobbying Firm Defaults on Debts, Ousts Founder” by Jim Brunner for Seattle Times
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