Elections

Idaho: “Idaho Lawmaker Tells Native American Candidate ‘Go Back Where You Came From’ in Forum” by Associated Press for MSN

National: “Conservative Activists Are Monitoring, and Filming, Voter Registration Sites” by Jack Healy (New York Times) for DNyuz

Ethics

California: “L.A.’s Ex-Deputy Mayor Headed to Prison: ‘Corruption at any level will not be tolerated'” by Brittny Mejia (Los Angeles Times) for MSN

Washington DC: “Informant in Trayon White Case Bribed Another D.C. Official, Records Say” by Meagan Flynn, Jenny Gathright, and Spencer Hsu (Washington Post) for MSN

Illinois: “After Storied Time as the ‘Velvet Hammer,’ Michael Madigan to Face a Jury” by Ray Long, Jason Meisner, and Megan Crepeau (Chicago Tribune) for Yahoo News

Lobbying

Montana: “Lawmakers Can Decide If Their Communication with Lobbyists Is Public, Judge Rules” by John Hooks for Montana Public Radio

New York: “Adams Adviser Ingrid Lewis-Martin Was Joined on Trip to Japan by Lobbyist, City Hall Staffer” by Chris Sommerfeldt and Graham Rayman (New York Daily News) for MSN

Procurement

Oklahoma: “State Education Department Seeks Bids for 55,000 Classroom Bibles” by Jennifer Palmer, Paul Monies, and Heather Warlick (Oklahoma Watch) for MSN