Elections

National: “Echoes of Biden’s 1987 Plagiarism Scandal Continue to Reverberate” by Neena Satija (Washington Post) for Anchorage Daily News

Ethics

National: “A Wealthy Iraqi Sheikh Who Urges a Hard-Line U.S. Approach to Iran Spent 26 Nights at Trump’s D.C. Hotel” by Joshua Partlow, David Fahrenthold, and Taylor Luck (Washington Post) for MSN

Florida: “Florida Repeals ‘Blind Trust’ Law That Shielded Rick Scott’s Investments” by Mary Ellen Klas (Miami Herald) for Tampa Bay Times

Illinois: “Mayor Lori Lightfoot to Introduce Ethics Package Aimed at Fighting City Hall Corruption” by John Byrne for Chicago Tribune

Michigan: “Guilty Detroit Metro Airport Boss Gasps at Verdict in $5M Bribery Case” by Robert Snell for Detroit Free Press

Tennessee: “Casada to Step Down as Speaker in August, Asks Governor to Call a Special Session” by Natalie Allison and Joel Ebert for The Tennessean

Lobbying

California: “Proposal Would Tighten San Diego Lobbyist Disclosures to Avoid Unintended Consequences” by David Garrick for San Diego Union Tribune

New Hampshire: “Top N.H. Lawmaker Says No Lobbying Involved in His Union Job, But His Predecessor Was a Lobbyist” by Casey McDermott for New Hampshire Public Radio