Lobbying

California: “Proposition T Would Curtail Lobbyist Influence over City Hall” by Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez for San Francisco Examiner

New York: “JCOPE Releases Draft Lobbying, Funding Regulations” by Chris Bragg for Albany Times Union

New York: “JCOPE rules would regulate tweets, Facebook posts” by Chris Bragg for Albany Times Union

Campaign Finance

“RNC TV Ad Spending for Trump: $0” by Kenneth Vogel and Alex Isenstadt for Politico

“Cut Ties to Donald Trump, Big Donors Urge R.N.C.” by Jonathan Martin, Alexander Burns, and Maggie Haberman for New York Times

California: “State Watchdog Unveils Online Complaint System” by Taryn Luna for Sacramento Bee

Missouri: “Amendment 2 Could Bring Campaign Donation Limits Back to Missouri” by Jason Rosenbaum for KWMU

Texas: “Texas Ethics Commission Ends 4-Year Probe into Empower Texans” by Sean Collins Walsh for Austin American-Statesman

Wisconsin: “Ethics Panel: OK for lawmaker to create his own political action committee” by Mark Sommerhauser for Wisconsin State Journal

Ethics

New Jersey: “Bridgegate Official Misconduct Complaint Against Christie Can Move Forward” by Myles Ma for Newark Star-Ledger

South Dakota: “National Groups Spar over South Dakota Ballot Measure” by Liz Essley Whyte for Center for Public Integrity