Campaign Finance

California: “California Insurance Commissioner Met with CEO Who Has Cases Pending Before His Department” by Hannah Wylie for Sacramento Bee

New York: “A Luxury Box at Citi Field, an M.T.A. Contract and $188,000 for Cuomo” by Emma Fitzsimmons, J. David Goodman, and Augustin Armendarez for New York Times

Ethics

Arizona: “Arizona State Senator Criticized for Remarks on Immigrants, Birthrates of Hispanic Women” by Kyra Haas for Arizona Republic

Illinois: “How Will Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Ethics Rules Affect Aldermen Like Edward Burke? It’s Not Entirely Clear.” by Gregory Pratt, John Byrne, and Juan Perez, Jr. for Chicago Tribune

Oklahoma: “Lawmaker’s Firm Reaps Payment to Help Throw Speaker’s Ball” by Trevor Brown for Oklahoma Watch

Lobbying

National: “Federal Inquiry of Trump Friend Focused on Foreign Lobbying” by Sharon LaFraniere, Maggie Haberman, William Rashbaum, Ben Protess, and David Kirkpatrick (New York Times) for MSN

Nebraska: “Nebraska Lets Legislators Shift from Lawmaking to Lobbying” by Grant Schulte for AP News

New York: “JCOPE Pursues Lobbying Case Against Alleged Rape Victim” by Chris Bragg for Albany Times Union