Thursday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Elections

National: “Election Officials Grapple with a Brain Drain as Threats Rise” by Andrew Howard (Politico) for MSN

Ethics

California: “Oakland Councilmember Asked City Contractor to Fund Her Nonprofit” by Eli Wolfe for Oaklandside

National: “Defense Dept. Effort to Punish Mark Kelly Draws Skepticism from Judge” by Salvador Rizzo, Tara Copp, and Jasmine Golden (Washington Post) for MSN

Kentucky: “Embattled KY Rep. Grossberg Settles with Public Reprimand, Waives Ethics Hearing” by Austin Horn and Alex Acquisto (Lexington Herald-Leader) for Yahoo News

National: “The Washington Post, Owned by Jeff Bezos, Makes Dramatic Cuts” by Finya Swai (Politico) for Yahoo News

New Jersey: “Why This Powerful NJ Political Boss Keeps Beating Corruption Charges” by Ted Sherman (NJ Advance Media) for MSN

Ohio: “Trial of Ex-FirstEnergy Executives Charged in $60M Ohio Bribery Scheme Begins” by Julie Carr Smyth (Associated Press) for MSN

Legislative Issues

National: “Standoff Over ICE Tactics Could Trigger Another Partial Government Shutdown” by Theodoric Meyer and Arelis Hernández (Washington Post) for MSN

Lobbying

California: “All Lobbying Contracts Will Be Posted on City of Fresno’s Website Under New Law” by Thaddeus Miller (Fresno Bee) for MSN