Campaign Finance

Washington: “Bankruptcy Judge Orders Tim Eyman to Pay $270,000 in State Court Contempt Fines by April 19” by Daniel Beekman for Seattle Times

Elections

New York: “New York’s Smaller Political Parties Must Quickly Meet New Ballot Thresholds” by Samar Khurshid for Gotham Gazette

Wisconsin: “Upset Victory in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Gives Democrats a Lift” by Reid Epsein (New York Times) for MSN

Ethics

National: “Who’s Getting These Hundreds of Billions in the Government Aid? For Now, the Public May Be in the Dark.” by Peter Whoriskey and Heather Long (Washington Post) for Beaumont Enterprise

South Dakota: “South Dakota’s Governor Resisted Ordering People to Stay Home. Now It Has One of the Nation’s Largest Coronavirus Hot Spots.” by Griff Witte (Washington Post) for MSN

Lobbying

National: “Lobbyists, Political Consultants Sue U.S. for Coronavirus Bailout” by Robert Burnson (Bloomberg) for Washington Post

California: “FPPC Offers Guidance on Lobbying Filing Deadlines in Wake of COVID-19” by Staff for Vallejo Times-Herald