Campaign Finance

Missouri: “Ferguson Mayor Candidate Nabbed – Again – for Spending Campaign Cash on Himself” by Kurt Erickson for St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Rhode Island: “Former Providence City Councilman Released from Court After Ethics Fine Paid” by Madeline List for Providence Journal

Ethics

National: “Trump Offered Ukrainian President Justice Dept. Help for Biden Investigation, Memo Shows” by Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky, Carol Leonnig, and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) for MSN

Illinois: “Federal Agents Raid Springfield, Cicero Offices of Illinois Sen. Martin Sandoval, Says Source” by Jason Meisner, Jaime Muncks, and Ray Long for Chicago Tribune

Tennessee: “Former Davidson County Chancellor Bill Young Selected to Oversee Watchdog Agencies” by Joel Ebert for The Tennessean

Virginia: “Millions of Dollars Are Missing. The Sheriff Is Dead. A Small Virginia Town Wants Answers.” by Antonio Olivo (Washington Post) for MSN

Lobbying

National: “Justice Department Drops Probe of Mueller-Referred Lobbyists, They Say” by Tom Hamburger and Matt Zapotosky (Washington Post) for San Francisco Chronicle

National: “Convictions Tossed Out Against Ex-Flynn Business Partner” by Michael Barakat for AP News