Lobbying

“Lobby Reports Expected To Show $750+ Million in First Quarter Lobbying” by Kent Cooper in Roll Call.

Indiana: “9-year-old lobbyist weighs in on school safety” by Maureen Hayden in the Tribune-Star News.

Kentucky: “Lawmakers treated to lavish parties in Frankfort” by The Associated Press in Kentucky New Era.

Missouri: “Loophole hides trail of lobbyists’ largesse” by Jason Hancock in the Kansas City Star.

Campaign Finance

“James Bopp Jr. among 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America” news release in the Tribune-Star News.

Florida: “Lights grow dim for campaign finance, ethics bills” by The Associated Press in WPEC News.

Maryland: “Maryland lawmakers approve campaign finance reform bill” by The Associated Press in the Washington Post.

New Jersey: “Group raising money for NJ races contests political donation limits” by Herb Jackson in the Bergen Record.

New Jersey: “Contributions from government contractors to New Jersey pols dropped to $7.5 million in 2012” by Anthony Campisi in the Bergen Record.

New York: “Eye on NY Spotlight: Bill Samuels on campaign finance reform and latest Albany scandals” by Robert Harding in the Auburn Citizen.

Texas: “Austin rep proposes restrictions for leftover campaign cash” by Tim Eaton in the Austin American-Statesman.

West Virginia: “House and Senate differ on campaign financing” by Phil Kabler in the Charleston Gazette.

Ethics

Colorado: “Scott Gessler’s discretionary spending not unique, investigator says” by Joey Bunch in the Denver Post.

Florida: “Lawmakers eye ‘blind trust’ in ethics reform bill” by Mary Ellen Klas in the Miami Herald.

New York: “Criticism of Cuomo Grows as the Problems in Albany Endure” by Danny Hakim in The New York Times.

New York: “Cuomo addresses ethics package” by Casey Seiler in the Albany Times Union.

Pennsylvania: “Bipartisan group of Pennsylvania state senators to introduce ethics bills” by Kate Giammarise in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Utah: “No Ethics Complaints Against Utah Legislators in Two Years” by Bob Bernick on UtahPolicy.com.

Elections

“Which Governors Are Most Vulnerable in 2014?” by Micah Cohen in the New York Times’ Five Thirty Eight blog.

Government Tech and Social Media

“Majority of Senate Standing Committees Still Aren’t Tweeting” by Joseph Marks in NextGov.

“New Tactics in Fight Against Corruption Include Crowdsourcing, Mobile Games and SMS” by Jessica McKenzie in TechPresident.