Lobbying

“Trump Chair Routed Ukrainian Money to D.C. Lobbyists” by The Associated Press for Politico

Texas: “Pool Offers Changes to Lobby Ordinance” by Jo Clifton for Austin Monitor

Campaign Finance

“Pro-Trump Super PAC Hire Tests Federal Election Rules” by Andrew Perez for MapLight

South Dakota: “Charles Koch’s Network Launches New Fight to Keep Donors Secret” by Fredreka Schouten for USA Today

Tennessee: “Durham Campaign Investigation Hints at ‘Serious Violations’” by Joel Ebert and Dave Boucher for The Tennessean

Elections
“Early Voting Limits Donald Trump’s Time to Turn Campaign Around” by Patrick Healy for New York Times

“Trump Shakes Up Campaign, Demotes Top Adviser” by Robert Costa and Jose DelReal for Washington Post

Ethics

Washington: “Can State Lawmakers Use GoFundMe to Attend National Conventions – and Not Report Donors?” by Melissa Santos  for Tacoma News Tribune

Pennsylvania: “Nutter Calls Controller ‘a Snake’ After Report Alleging ‘Slush Fund’” by Claudia Vargas for Philadelphia Inquirer