Elections

National: “Thousands of Candidates Reinventing Politics on the Fly for the Age of Pandemic” by Michael Scherer (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “Ballot Scramble: Maryland, Ohio test rapid shift to all-mail voting” by Stephanie Akin and Jessica Wehrman for Roll Call

Ethics

National: “Start-Ups Pursue ‘Free Money’ with Relief Funds, Prompting Backlash” by Erin Griffith and David McCabe (New York Times) for MSN

California: “Newsom Executive Orders Test Constitutional Bounds – and Legislative Goodwill” by Debra Kahn for Politico

South Dakota: “2 South Dakota Lawmakers Reprimanded for Intoxication at Capitol” by Shannon Marvel for Dickinson Press

Lobbying

Illinois: “Bid to Strengthen Legislative Ethics Code on Sexual Harassment Blocked by Senate” by Dalton Stokes for State Journal-Register