Campaign Finance

Washington: “Seattle Politics Without Corporate Money? Council Member Fires Off Long-Shot Proposal” by David Kroman for Crosscut

Ethics

Canada: “Trudeau Breached Conflict of Interest Act, Says Ethics Commissioner” by   for Canada.com; Canadian Press

Kentucky: “Frankfort Resident Named Executive Director of Ky. Legislative Ethics Commission” by   for State Journal; Staff

North Carolina: “After El Paso, the ‘Send Her Back’ Chant Echoes to Some as a Prelude to Murder” by Griff Witte (Washington Post) for MSN

North Dakota: “Top North Dakota Officials Unfazed by State Money Awarded to Ethics Commissioner’s Tribal College” by John Hageman for Grand Forks Herald

Tennessee: “Lawmakers, Political Groups Owe State $1.9M in Fines for Violating Campaign Finance, Ethics Rules” by Joel Ebert for The Tennessean

Lobbying

National: “How a Trump Ally Tested the Boundaries of Washington’s Influence Game” by Kenneth Vogel (New York Times) for MSN

Procurement

Pennsylvania: “Philly’s New Voting Machine Contract in Jeopardy Because Vendor Failed to Disclose Use of Lobbyists, Campaign Contributions” by Jonathan Lai for Philadelphia Inquirer