Campaign Finance

California: “Man Who Conspired to Make Illegal Contributions to 2012 Mayoral Candidates Gets 1 Year in Prison” by City News Service for KSWB

Massachusetts: “Quincy Firm Pays $250,000 to Settle Allegations of Illegal Campaign Donations” by Shelley Murphy (Boston Globe) for MSN

Elections

National: “Echoing Trump, Congressional Candidates Refuse to Concede, Make Unproven Fraud Claims” by Teo Armus (Washington Post) for MSN

Ethics

National: “‘My Faith Is Shaken’: The QAnon conspiracy theory faces a post-Trump identity crisis” by Drew Harwell and Craig Timberg for Washington Post

National: “Biden’s DOJ Must Determine Whether Trump Should Be Prosecuted” by David Yaffe-Bellany and Billy House for Bloomberg Law

Illinois: “Ethics Board Investigating Ald. Brookins’ Decision to Represent Former Ald. Moreno” by Heather Cherone for WTTW

Ohio: “Cincinnati Councilman Jeff Pastor Traded votes for Cash, Bribes, a Trip to Miami, Feds Say” by Sharon Coolidge and Dan Horn for Cincinnati Enquirer

Lobbying

National: “K Street Not Waiting for Trump to Concede the Presidential Race” by Kate Ackley for Roll Call

Hawaii: “Ethics Complaint Filed After Honolulu Lobbyist Fails (Again) To Register” by Anita Hofschneider for Honolulu Civil Beat