Campaign Finance

National: “Bloomberg’s Massive Ad Campaign Hikes TV Prices for Other Candidates” by Maya King for Politico

Oregon: “Complaints from Portland Campaign Finance Reform Advocates Dismissed” by Rebecca Ellis for Oregon Public Broadcasting

Elections

Vermont: “Vermont’s ‘Fishin’ Politician’ Faults the Ethics Panel That Let Him Off the Hook” by Kevin McCallum for Seven Days

Ethics

Arizona: “Agriculture Group Puts Arizona Lobbyist on Leave as Lawmaker Denies Romantic Relationship” by Andrew Oxford and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez for Arizona Republic

Florida: “Florida Lawmakers Want Same Privacy as Cops and Judges, But Why?” by Lawrence Mower for Tampa Bay Times

Washington DC: “D.C. Attorney General Sues Trump Inaugural Committee Over $1 Million Booking at President’s Hotel” by Jonathan O’Connell (Washington Post) for Anchorage Daily News

Lobbying

National: “K Street Firms Post Big Earnings Gains for 2019” by Kate Ackley for Roll Call

National: “Tech Giants Led by Amazon, Facebook and Google Spent Nearly $500 Million on Lobbying in 10 Years, Data Show” by Tony Romm (Washington Post) for San Francisco Chronicle

National: “Park Strategies Execs Draw Ire of OFAC in Settlement” by Kyle Brassuer for Compliance Week