Lobbying

“Hard-Nosed Advice from Veteran Lobbyist: ‘Win Ugly or Lose Pretty’” by Eric Lipton for New York Times

“At Fast-Growing Brookings, Donors May Have an Impact on Research Agenda” by Tom Hamburger and Alexander Becker for Washington Post

“After Probe, Ferguson Seeks Limits on Former AG Staff Lobbying” by Jim Brunner for Seattle Times

Campaign Finance

“A Flood of Late Spending on Midterm Elections, from Murky Sources” by Nicholas Confessore and Derek Willis for New York Times

“Straw into Gold: Candidates Trading Leadership PAC Dollars for Campaign Cash” by Viveca Novak and John Sugden for The Center for Public Integrity

“Judge Refuses to Toss Campaign-Finance Allegations against AG” by Howard Fischer (Capitol News Service) for East Valley Tribune

“Judge Hears Arguments in Campaign Coordination Case” by Bruce Vielmetti for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Ethics

“Firebrand Alabama Republican Collides With Ethics Law He Espoused” by Campbell Robertson and Alan Blinder for New York Times

“Staff Lawyer Sues Georgia Ethics Commission” by Lisa Coston for Courthouse News

“SC House Moves to Limit Speaker’s Terms, Ban Some PACs” by Cassie Cope for The State

Elections

“Cancel the Midterms” by David Schanzer and Jay Sullivan for New York Times

“Senate Control May Be Decided by Runoff Votes in Louisiana and Georgia” by Campbell Robertson and Sheryl Gay Stolberg for New York Times

“K Street Descends on Kentucky” by Anna Palmer for Politico

“State Supreme Court Orders Election for Harrell’s Seat to Continue Tuesday Pending Review” by Seanna Adcox (Associated Press) for Greenfield Daily Reporter