Campaign Finance

National: “Warren Embraced the High-Dollar Fundraiser Circuit for Years – Until Just Before Her Presidential Campaign” by Annie Linskey and Michelle Ye Hee Lee for MSN

Elections

Georgia: “Federal Judge Will Not Reverse Georgia’s Decision to Purge 100,000 Voters” by Hannah Knowles (Washington Post) for Seattle Times

Ethics

Hawaii: “Free Lunch from a Contractor Is Annual Tradition at Honolulu Hale” by Christina Jedra for Hololulu Civil Beat

Illinois: “State Senator Who Wore Wire on Fellow Lawmaker Failed to Report $50,000 Condo Sale Profit, Records Show” by David Heinzman and Jason Meisner for Chicago Tribune

New York: “New York Ethics Agency Votes Down ‘Self-Assessment’ of Its Operations” by Chris Bragg and Brendan Lyons for Albany Times Union

Washington: “G.O.P. Lawmaker Had Visions of a Christian Alternative Government” by Mike Baker (New York Times) for MSN

Lobbying

Illinois: “City Council Approves Ban on Aldermen Lobbying State, Local Governments” by Fran Spielman for Chicago Sun-Times

Massachusetts: “Ex-Speaker Sal DiMasi’s Latest Bid to Be a Lobbyist Is Denied” by Matt Stout for Boston Globe