Campaign Finance

National: “Democrats Plan $50M Campaign to Flip State Legislatures Before Redistricting” by Maggie Severns for Politico

National: “Courts Urged to Enforce Campaign Finance Law as Regulator Idles” by Kenneth Doyle for Bloomberg Government

Elections

Florida: “Florida Supreme Court Issues Setback for Amendment 4 Supporters” by Lawrence Mower for Tampa Bay Times

Ethics

National: “Trump Hotel’s Mix of GOP Insiders and Hangers-on Helped Give Rise to Impeachment Episodes” by David Fahrenthold, Josh Dawsey, and Jonathan O’Connell (Washington Post) for Anchorage Daily News

National: “Ethics Expert: GOP ‘crosses the line’ with House hallway ambushes” by Chris Marquette for Roll Call

Colorado: “Hickenlooper Faces Renewed Pressure and Questions About His Administration’s Spending in Final Months” by John Frank for Colorado Sun

North Carolina: “State Lawmaker’s Failure to Disclose Business Ties Highlights Broader Ethics Enforcement Problem” by Joe Killian for NC Policy Watch

Lobbying

New Mexico: “Report Flags ‘Outsized Influence’ of Lobbyists” by Dan McKay for Albuquerque Journal