Lobbying

Alaska: “Oil Lobbyist Treated Legislator to Meal after Oil Tax Vote” by Nathaniel Herz for Alaska Dispatch News

Campaign Finance

“In Hacked D.N.C. Emails, a Glimpse of How Big Money Works” by Nicholas Confessore and Steve Eder for New York Times

“Report: FEC leaders, managers share blame for horrid morale” by Dave Levinthal for Center for Public Integrity

“DNC Sought to Hide Details of Clinton Funding Deal” by Kenneth Vogel and Isaac Arnsdorf for Politico

Ethics

California: “Grand Jury Finds Cracks in Ethics Policies” by Joshua Stewart for San Diego Union-Tribune

Kentucky: “Bevin Questions Grant to Jane Beshear Charity” by Tom Loftus for Louisville Courier-Journal

Elections

“Clinton Highlights Lack of Women in Office” by Christina Cassidy (Associated Press) for ABC News

“A Worry if Clinton Wins: An idle ex-president in the White House” by Patrick Healy for New York Times

California: “Why a New Law Isn’t Shrinking the Overload of Ballot Initiatives Much – Yet” by Laurel Rosenhall (CALmatters) for Long Beach Press-Telegram