Elections

Ohio: “Voting, Disability Rights Advocates Claim Ohio Photo Voter ID Law Violates Federal Disabilities Law” by Nick Evans for Ohio Capital Journal

Ethics

National: “Judges Skeptical That Trump Is Immune from Jan. 6 Prosecution” by Rachel Weiner, Spencer Hsu, Perry Stein, and Devlin Barrett (Washington Post) for MSN

Florida: “Florida GOP Ousts Chairman Under Investigation for Alleged Rape” by Lori Rozsa (Washington Post) for MSN

New Jersey: “N.J. Moving to Change Ethics Laws for Cannabis, Which Could Help Top Democrat” by Jelani Gibson (NJ Advance Media) for MSN

North Dakota: “North Dakota Ethics Commission Sees Uptick in Complaints” by Mary Steuer for North Dakota Monitor

South Dakota: “South Dakota Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Lawmaker Conflict of Interest” by Annie Todd (Sioux Falls Argus Leader) for Yahoo News

Legislative Issues

Louisiana: “Newly Sworn In, Louisiana’s Governor Calls for Special Session to Draw New Congressional Map” by Sara Cline (Associated Press) for ABC News

Lobbying

Missouri: “Missouri Defends Lobbying Waiting Period for Lawmakers at Eighth Circuit” by Joe Harris for Courthouse News Service

Elections

Colorado: “Supreme Court Says It Will Decide If Trump Qualifies for Colorado Ballot” by Ann Marimow and Patrick Marley (Washington Post) for MSN

Georgia: “Who Will Investigate One of Georgia’s Most Ambitious Politicians in the Trump Case?” by Richard Fausset (New York Times) for DNyuz

Michigan: “Michigan Republicans Hold Disputed Vote to Remove Party Leader” by Nick Corasaniti and Neil Vigdor (New York Times) for Yahoo News

Ethics

California: “DWP Board Members Held Private Contract Talks with Vendor, Prompting Ethics Questions” by Dakota Smith and Richard Winton (Los Angeles Times) for Yahoo News

National: “Special Counsel Probe Uncovers New Details About Trump’s Inaction on Jan. 6: Sources” by Katherine Faulders, Mike Levine, Alexander Mallin, and Will Steakin for ABC News

Illinois: “City Council Ethics Package Could Face Uphill Fight Without Johnson in the Lead” by A.D. Quig (Chicago Tribune) for MSN

New York: “N.Y. Seeks $370 Million in Trump Fraud Trial Instead of $250 Million” by Shayna Jacobs (Washington Post) for MSN

Ohio: “Ginther’s Public Service Director Leaving for New Job” by Bill Bush (Columbus Dispatch) for MSN

Campaign Finance

Alaska: “Alaska Ranked Choice Voting Opponents Fined Over $94K for Campaign Ethics Violations” by Iris Samuels for Anchorage Daily News

Elections

Massachusetts: “Liberal Group Files Challenge to Remove Trump from Massachusetts Primary Ballot” by Matt Stoudt (Boston Globe) for MSN

Ohio: “Transgender Ohio House Hopeful Appeals Disqualification for Not Listing Birth Name on Paperwork” by Jeremy Pelzer (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN

Texas: “Former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores Accused of Cribbing Others’ Pictures of Mexican Food as Her Own Cooking” by Robert Downen for Texas Tribune

Ethics

National: “Most Jan. 6 Defendants Get Time Behind Bars, but Less Than U.S. Seeks” by Tom Jackman and Spencer Hsu (Washington Post) for MSN

Illinois: “Ed Burke Is Still in Line for Millions in Payouts from Pension, Campaign Funds After Corruption Conviction” by Mitchell Armentrout and Tim Novack for Chicago Sun-Times

Vermont: “Vermont Senate Beefs Up Financial Disclosure Requirements in Response to VTDigger Reporting” by Paul Heinz for VTDigger.org

Lobbying

National: “Wayne LaPierre Resigns from N.R.A. with Trial Set to Open” by Danny Hakim (New York Times) for MSN

Campaign Finance

Kansas: “Wichita City Council Votes to Amend Campaign Finance Ordinance” by Ryan Newton and Zena Taher for KSN

Virginia: “Push for Campaign Finance Reform to Return in Virginia Legislative Session” by Katie King (Virginian-Pilot) for Richmond Times-Dispatch

Elections

Georgia: “Conservative Group Wins Legal Victory Over 2020 Voting Challenges in Georgia” by Nick Corasaniti (New York Times) for DNyuz

Ethics

California: “DA Charges Ex-San Francisco Building Inspector Who Inspected His Own Home” by Michael Barba for San Francisco Standard

National: “Sen. Bob Menendez Accused of Aiding Qatar in Exchange for Bribes” by Shayna Jacobs (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “Special Counsel: Trump immunity claim threatens democracy” by Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney (Politico) for MSN

Legislative Issues

Tennessee: “Tennessee Legislature Can Shield Its Harassment Investigation Records, Judge Rules” by Melissa Brown (Tennessean) for MSN

Lobbying

National: “Justice Dept. Accuses 2 Political Operatives of Hiding Foreign Lobbying During Trump Administration” by Eric Tucker and Alan Suderman (Associated Press) for MSN

Campaign Finance

Arizona: “Judge Rebuffs GOP Lawmakers’ Bid to Block Arizona Voters’ Dark Money Law” by Howard Fischer (Capitol News Services) for Arizona Daily Star

Illinois: “Big Money, Big Problems. Deep-Pocketed, Self-Funding Candidates and Dark Money Mar Illinois Politics” by Tina Sfondeles for Chicago Sun-Times

Ethics

National: “Roberts Sidesteps Supreme Court’s Ethics Controversies in Yearly Report” by Ann Marimow (Washington Post) for MSN

Maryland: “Scott Makes His Baby Registry Private, While Ethics Officials Say the Mayor Never Sought a Gift Solicitation Waiver” by Mark Reutter for Baltimore Brew

Pennsylvania: “Despite Ethics Concerns, Shapiro Will Keep Accepting Tickets from a Group That Gets State Money” by Stephen Caruso and Katie Meyer for Spotlight PA

South Dakota: “‘Governor’s Cup’ Rodeo Among Recipients of Millions from Public Fund Controlled by Noem” by Joshua Haiar (Sioux Falls Argus Leader) for Yahoo News

Lobbying

National: “New Spin on a Revolving Door: Pentagon officials turned venture capitalists” by Eric Lipton (New York Times) for Seattle Times

Oregon: “Oregon Lawmakers’ Overseas Trips Funded by Lobby Groups, Taiwanese Government” by Julia Shumway for Oregon Capital Chronicle

Campaign Finance

National: “Appeals Court Reverses Conviction Against Jeff Fortenberry” by Eric Bazail-Eimil (Politico) for MSN

New York: “Hochul Vetoes Controversial Campaign Finance Changes” by Joshua Solomon for Albany Times Union

Elections

Maine: “Donald Trump Removed from Maine Primary Ballot by Secretary of State” by Patrick Marley (Washington Post) for MSN

Michigan: “Michigan Supreme Court Allows Trump to Appear on 2024 Primary Ballot” by Patrick Marley (Washington Post) for MSN

Ethics

National: “Clarence Thomas’ Clerks: An ‘extended family’ with reach and power” by Abbie VanSickle and Steve Eder (New York Times) for Yahoo News

Illinois: “Former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke Convicted on 13 of 14 Counts at Landmark Federal Corruption Trial; Jury Convicts One Codefendant and Acquits the Other” by Jason Meisner, Ray Long and Megan Crepeau (Chicago Tribune) for MSN

Legislative Issues

National: “Lawmakers Who Linger After Accepting New Jobs Stir Concerns” by Justin Papp (Roll Call) for MSN

Redistricting

Georgia: “Federal Judge Approves Georgia’s Republican-Drawn Congressional Districts” by Azi Paybarah (Washington Post) for MSN

Elections

National: “Judge Orders Rep. Scott Perry to Disclose 1,600 Messages to Federal Prosecutors” by Kyle Cheney (Politico) for Yahoo News

Kansas: “A Lawsuit by Latinos in Kansas Claims Their City’s Election Method Is Unfair” by Silvia Foster-Frau (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “GOP Voter-Fraud Crackdown Overwhelmingly Targets Minorities, Democrats” by Justin Jouvenal (Washington Post) for MSN

Ethics

Arizona: “Dem Lawmaker Sun Goes Before Ethics Committee for Intimidation, Alleged Death Threat” by Gloria Rebecca Gomez for Arizona Mirror

California: “Can an Ethics Officer Restore Trust in Anaheim After the FBI Corruption Scandal?” by Spencer Custodio for Voice of OC

Florida: “Absentee Mayor: Miami’s Francis Suarez blurs line between public duty, pursuit of wealth” by Sarah Blaskey, Joey Flechas, Tess Riski, and Susan Merriam (Miami Herald) for Yahoo News

Legislative Issues

National: “House Dysfunction by the Numbers: 724 votes, only 27 laws enacted” by Annie Karni (New York Times) for Yahoo News

Tennessee: “Tennessee Legislature’s Harassment Policy So Far Unchanged Since Lawmaker Resignation” by Vivian Jones (Tennessean) for Yahoo News

Campaign Finance

Oklahoma: “Oklahoma Rural Water Association PAC Turns Itself in for Ethics Violations” by Graycen Wheeler for KOSU

Oregon: “Portland’s Campaign Finance Program Scales Back Ahead of 2024 Election” by Alex Zielinski for OPB

Elections

Colorado: “Trump Disqualified from Colorado’s 2024 Primary Ballot by State Supreme Court” by Patrick Marley and Azi Paybarah (Washington Post) for MSN

Georgia: “Appeals Court Shoots Down Mark Meadows’ Bid to Derail Georgia Racketeering Case” by Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein (Politico) for Yahoo News

Ethics

California: “Fresno Councilmember Under Scrutiny for Private Jet Travel with Executive” by Tim Sheehan (Fresno Bee) for Yahoo News

National: “A ‘Delicate Matter’: Clarence Thomas’ private complaints about money sparked fears he would resign” by Justin Elliot, Joshuaq Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski, and Brett Murphy for ProPublica

National: “Material From Russia Investigation Went Missing as Trump Left Office” by Maggie Haberman, Julian Barnes, Charlie Savage, and Jonathan Swan (New York Times) for Seattle Times

Indiana: “Supreme Court to Review Former Indiana Mayor’s Corruption Appeal” by Lydia Wheeler for Bloomberg Law News

Lobbying

California: “Orange Becomes the Latest City in OC to Strengthen Lobbyist Rules” by Hosam Elattar for Voice of OC

Campaign Finance

National: “Ron DeSantis Wanted to Change the Way Campaigns Were Funded. Then the Fights Started.” by Michael Scherer, Hannah Knowles, and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) for MSN

South Carolina: “Nancy Mace Racked Up Nearly $17K in Fines as a State Rep. She Will Only Pay a Fraction of It.” by Nick Reynolds for Charleston Post and Courier

Elections

Georgia: “Rudy Giuliani Ordered to Pay $148 Million for False 2020 Election Claims” by Spencer Hsu, Tom Jackman, Rachel Weiner, and Olivia Diaz (Washington Post) for MSN

Michigan: “Appeals Panel Won’t Block Trump from Michigan’s Presidential Primary Ballot” by Beth LeBlanc for Detroit News

Ethics

National: “The Rise of AI Fake News Is Creating a ‘Misinformation Superspreader'” by Pranshu Verma (Washington Post) for MSN

New York: “State Ethics Panel in Limbo as It Appeals Ruling It’s Unconstitutional” by Brendan Lyons for Albany Times Union

Oklahoma: “Ethics Commission Retains Attorney Ahead of ‘Nightmare’ Guardian System Scenario” by Michael McNutt for NonDoc

South Dakota: “New Briefs Details South Dakota Officials’ Questions About Conflict of Interest Clause” by Annie Todd (Sioux Falls Argus Leader) for Yahoo News

Campaign Finance

National: “FEC Revises Rules for Candidates Drawing Salaries from Campaigns” by Daniela Altimari (Roll Call) for MSN

Elections

Georgia: “Judges Dubious of Mark Meadows’ Bid to Avoid Facing Charges in Georgia State Court” by Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney (Politico) for Yahoo News

Kansas: “Kansas Supreme Court Rules Against Kris Kobach and Scott Schwab in Election Law Case” by Jason Alatidd (Topeka Capital Journal) for MSN

National: “A Fight for Black Representation, with a Civil Rights Landmark on the Line” by Patrick Marley (Washington Post) for MSN

Ethics

California: “Independent Governance Reform Group Calls for Stronger Ethics Commission” by Caroline Petrow-Cohen (Los Angeles Times) for MSN

New Mexico: “Ethics Board Advances Search for Online Critic ‘Jay Baker'” by Carina Julig for Santa Fe New Mexican

New York: “After 40 Witnesses and 43 Days of Testimony, Here’s What We Learned at Trump’s Civil Fraud Trial” by Michael Sisak and Jennifer Pelz (Associated Press) for MSN

Redistricting

Kentucky: “Kentucky Supreme Court Upholds Congressional Boundaries Passed by GOP-Led Legislature” by Bruce Scheiner (Associated Press) for ABC News

Campaign Finance

Alaska: “Alaska Campaign Watchdog Rules Anti-Ranked Choice Group Can Continue Gathering Signatures” by Iris Samuels (Anchorage Daily News) for Yahoo News

New Jersey: “Judge Throws Out Suit That Tried to Block Changes to NJ Campaign Finance Law” by Ashley Balcerzak (Bergen Record) for Yahoo News

Pennsylvania: “The Philly Ethics Board Dropped Its Case Against the ‘Super PAC’ That Backed Mayoral Candidate Jeff Brown” by Sean Collins Walsh (Philadelphia Inquirer) for MSN

Ethics

National: “Supreme Court Will Consider Fast-Tracking Trump Appeal in D.C. Trial” by Devlin Barrett, Perry Stein, Robert Barnes, and Rachel Weiner (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “George Santos Attorney Expresses Optimism About Plea Talks as Expelled Congressman Appears in Court” by Philip Marcelo (Associated Press) for ABC News

Florida: “A Report Rips Disney for Freebies to Its Local Board. It Omits Gifts to Top Florida Politicians.” by Noah Pransky and Alec Hernández for NBC News

Legislative Issues

Iowa: “Iowa Lawmaker Calls for Gov. Kim Reynolds to Remove Satanic Display from Capitol” by Victoria Reyna-Rodriguez and Noelle Alviz-Gransee (Des Moines Register) for MSN

Lobbying

Illinois: “Four Years Later, City Council Finally Poised to Extend Lobbyist Requirements to Nonprofits” by Fran Spielman for Chicago Sun-Times