Massachusetts: “Brookline School Officials Violated Massachusetts Campaign Finance Laws by Sending Emails About Tax Increases” by James Vaznis (Boston Globe) for MSN

Elections

Michigan: “Whitmer Signs Bills Criminalizing Election Official Intimidation, Curbing AI in Campaigns” by Beth LeBlanc for Detroit News

National: “As Advertisers Flee Musk’s X, Democrats Splurge on Political Ads” by Cristiano Lima and Aaron Schaffer (Washington Post) for MSN

Washington: “WA GOP Fights Secretary of State’s Effort to Track Election Misinformation” by Jim Brunner for Seattle Times

Ethics

National: “Dictator-for-a-Day? Scholars Say Trump Can Do Damage Without Being One.” by Sarah Ellison (Washington Post) for MSN

Legislative Issues

California: “How Well Is Your Legislator Representing You?” by Sameea Kamal for CalMatters

Lobbying

National: “Kansas Republican Watkins, Ousted Amid Voter Fraud Charges, Returns to Congress as Lobbyist” by Daniel Desrochers (Kansas City Star) for Yahoo News

Procurement

Florida: “Howland Files Legislation for Certain No-Bid Contracts to Go Through Jacksonville City Council” by Hanna Holthaus (Florida Times-Union) for Yahoo News

National: “Kevin McCarthy Uses PAC to Lavish Cash on High-End Resorts, Private Jets and Fine Dining” by Paul Pringle and Adam Elmahrek (Los Angeles Times) for MSN

Maine: “Anti-Super PAC Campaign Says They Have Enough Signatures to Get on the Maine Ballot” by Dan Neuman for Maine Beacon

Elections

Georgia: “Giuliani Could Pay Millions as Ga. Election Worker Defamation Trial Starts” by Spencer Hsu and Rachel Weiner (Washington Post) for MSN

Ethics

National: “Trump Gag Order Reinstated but Narrowed in Jan. 6 Case” by Rachel Weiner (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “House Ethics Committee Requests Interview with Witness in Gaetz Probe” by Paula Reid and Annie Grayer (CNN) for MSN

Michigan: “Whitmer Signs Bills Implementing Proposal 1” by Clara Hendrickson (Detroit Free Press) for MSN

Oklahoma: “Okla. Ethics Commission Names New Executive Director” by Michael McNutt for NonDoc

Lobbying

New York: “Hochul Vetoes Lobbying Loophole Bill After Chief Judge Battle” by Joshua Solomon for Albany Times Union

Arizona: “Goldwater Says Ballot Measure Site Is ‘Resource to Educate.’ Others Disagree” by Stacy Barchenger (Arizona Republic) for MSN

Kentucky: “How Wealthy Donors Legally Gave Even More to Democratic Party During Beshear’s Campaign” by Tom Loftus for Kentucky Lantern

Elections

Wisconsin: “Wisconsin Trump Electors Settle Lawsuit, Agree Biden Won in 2020” by Patrick Marley (Washington Post) for MSN

Ethics

California: “LA City Council Votes to Take First Step in Creating ‘Office of Compliance'” by City News Service for Los Angeles Daily News

National: “Special Counsel Alleges Trump ‘Sent’ Supporters on Path to Jan. 6 Violence” by Spencer Hsu and Devlin Barrett (Washington Post) for MSN

Mississippi: “Gov. Reeves Mum on Health Care Meetings, Claims No Documents Exist” by Devna Bose for Mississippi Today

Ohio: “Friend of Ex-Councilman Jeff Pastor Admits Creating Nonprofit to ‘Sanitize’ Bribe Payments” by Kevin Grasha and Sharon Coolidge (Cincinnati Enquirer) for MSN

Legislative Issues

National: “Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the Ousted Speaker, Announces He’s Leaving Congress” by Scott Wong and Sahil Kapur for NBC News

Lobbying

Alaska: “Committee Dismisses Complaints That 2 Alaska Lawmakers Committed Ethics Violations” by Andrew Kitchenman (Alaska Beacon) for KTOO

California: “What Could Campaign Finance Reform Look Like in Two OC Cities?” by Hosam Elattar for Voice of OC

National: “Pro-DeSantis Super PAC Fires CEO Amid Turmoil” by Michael Scherer and Hannah Knowles (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “Congressional Lawmakers, Advocacy Groups Urge FEC Regulation on Deceptive AI” by Harshawn Ratanpal and Jimmy Cloutier for OpenSecrets

Elections

Georgia: “Georgia County Signs Up to Use Voter Database Backed by Election Deniers” by Alexandra Berzon and Nick Corasaniti (New York Times) for DNyuz

Ethics

National: “Trump Pardoned Them. Now They’re Helping Him Return to Power.” by Beth Reinhard, Manuel Roig-Franzia, and Clara Ence Morse (Washington Post) for MSN

Ohio: “Sam Randazzo, Ohio’s Former Top Utilities Regulator, Charged with Bribery, Embezzlement Crimes” by Jeremy Pelzer and Andrew Tobias (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN

Virginia: “Newport News Drafts Rules, Ethics Handbook After Council Credit Card Misuse” by Josh Janney for Virginian-Pilot

Lobbying

Florida: “Lobbying Restrictions Get Go-Ahead from Federal Appeals Court” by Jim Saunders (News Service of Florida) for Law.com

Maine: “Documents Reveal NextEra’s Hidden Attempts to Derail CMP’s Transmission Line Corridor” by Steve Mistler for Maine Public Radio

Ethics

California: “Mayor Bass Announces Stricter Ethics Rules for L.A. City Staff” by City News Service for MSN

Colorado: “Divided by Politics, a Colorado Town Mends Its Broken Bones” by Jonathan Weisman (New York Times) for DNyuz

National: “Senate Democrats Vote to Subpoena Harlan Crow, Leonard Leo in Supreme Court Ethics Probe as GOP Storms Out” by Riley Beggin and John Fritze (USA Today) for MSN

National: “Trump Can Be Held Civilly Liable in Jan. 6 Riot, Judges Rule” by Rachel Weiner and Spencer Hsu (Washington Post) for MSN

New York: “N.Y. Appeals Court Reinstates Trump Gag Order in Civil Fraud Case” by Shayna Jacobs (Washington Post) for MSN

Rhode Island: “As More Sexual Harassment Allegations Come to Light, McKee’s Ethics Appointee Withdraws. What We Know.” by Katherine Gregg (Providence Journal) for MSN

Legislative Issues

National: “House Expels New York Rep. George Santos. It’s Just the Sixth Expulsion in the Chamber’s History” by Kevin Frekking (Associated Press) for MSN

Arizona: “Arizona Officials Charged with Allegedly Conspiring to Delay Midterm Election Outcome” by Yvonne Wingett Sanchez (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “Could Abortion Rights Rescue Red-State Democrats in the Senate?” by Michael Bender and Anjali Huynh (New York Times) for Yahoo News

Ethics

Indiana: “Former Indiana Lawmaker Pleads Guilty to Casino Corruption Charge” by Isabella Volmert (Associated Press) for MSN

Kentucky: “Top Metro Council Republican Will Face Removal Proceedings Over Ethics Charges” by Roberto Roldan for Louisville Public Media

Ohio: “Husted to Be Deposed, DeWine Subpoenaed in Lawsuit Over FirstEnergy Bribery Scheme” by Jake Zuckerman (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN

Lobbying

California: “Disney’s Representative Could Soon be Considered a Lobbyist at Anaheim City Hall” by Hosam Elattar for Voice of OC

Washington: “Seattle Lobbying Firm Strategies 360 Files for Bankruptcy Amid Legal Feud” by Jim Brunner for Seattle Times

Redistricting

New Mexico: “New Mexico Supreme Court Upholds Democratic-Drawn Congressional Map” by Morgan Lee for Associated Press News

National: “Donations to GOP Drop as Worries Mount About the Party’s Finances” by Isaac Arnsdorf and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) for MSN

Michigan: “Former Democratic Party Chair, AIPAC Deny Offering Nasser Beydoun $20M to Run Against Rashida Tlaib” by Todd Spangler and Clara Hendrickson (Detroit Free Press) for Yahoo News

Washington: “Seattle City Council Candidates Got $2.4M from Democracy Vouchers” by Donna Gordon Blankinship for Crosscut

Elections

Arizona: “Supreme Court Rejects Arizona GOP Leaders’ Effort to Avoid Deposition in Voting Rights Suit” by Ray Stern (Arizona Republic) for MSN

Ethics

National: “Trump Lawyers Seek to Probe U.S. Handling of 2020 Election Fraud Claims” by Spencer Hsu and Rachel Weiner (Washington Post) for MSN

Illinois: “Former GOP Senator, Third-Party Governor Candidate to Represent Himself in Corruption Trial” by Hannah Meisel (Capital News Illinois) for NPR Illinois

New York: “Eric Adams Attended Nearly 80 Events Celebrating Turkey” by Joe Anuta, Jason Beeferman, and Maya Kaufman for Politico

Redistricting

Ohio: “Ohio Supreme Court Upholds New State Legislative Redistricting Plan” by Jeremy Pelzer (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN

California: “Family Vacations, Fancy Clothes and a Cigar Humidor: How an O.C. politician got fined for abusing campaign funds” by Faith Pinho (Los Angeles Times) for MSN

Florida: “Mayor Suarez Faces Ethics Complaint Over Presidential Campaign Costs Billed to City” by Naomi Feinstein and Alex DeLuca for Miami New Times

Illinois: “Democratic PAC Shifts Cash Out of Its Account as It Gets Hit with One of the Biggest State Election Board Fines Ever” by Rick Pearson and Jeremy Gorner (Chicago Tribune) for MSN

Elections

Colorado: “Colorado Supreme Court Will Hear Appeal of Ruling That Trump Can Stay on Ballot Despite Insurrection” by Nicholas Riccardi (Associated Press) for MSN

National: “Members of Congress Head for the Exits, Many Citing Dysfunction” by Kayla Guo (New York Times) for Yahoo News

Iowa: “GOP Official’s Wife Convicted in Months-Long 2020 Voter-Fraud Scheme” by Timothy Bella (Washington Post) for MSN

Pennsylvania: “Federal Judge Says Pennsylvania Mail-In Ballots Should Still Count If Dated Incorrectly” by Michael Runbinkam for Associated Press News

Ethics

New York: “New York Mayor Eric Adams Is Accused of Sexual Assault” by Mariano Alfaro (Washington Post) for MSN

Michigan: “Judge Allows Trump on Michigan Primary Ballot as Critics Try to Bar Him” by Patrick Marley (Washington Post) for MSN

Nebraska: “A Boom of Ballot Initiatives Is Reshaping This State’s Democracy” by Greg Jaffe (Washington Post) for MSN

Ethics

National: “House Ethics Panel Examines Change to Expand Legal Expense Fund Coverage” by Chris Marquette (Roll Call) for MSN

Illinois: “Ethics Board Finds Probable Cause Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin Wrongfully Fired 2 Whistleblowers” by Gregory Pratt (Chicago Tribune) for Yahoo News

South Dakota: “South Dakota Lawmakers Must List All Conflicts of Interest Ahead of Supreme Court Opinion” by Annie Todd (Sioux Falls Argus Leader) for MSN

Legislative Issues

National: “McCarthy Accused of Elbowing Lawmaker, While Fight Nearly Breaks Out in Senate” by Azi Paybarah, Marianna Sotomayor, and Liz Goodwin (Washington Post) for MSN

Lobbying

National: “DOJ Argues Steve Wynn Foreign Lobbying Suit Should Be Reinstated” by Sabrina Willmer (Bloomberg) for Yahoo News

Pennsylvania: “How a Lobbyist for Investment Contractors Ended Up Heading the Pa. Pension Board That Hires Them” by Joseph DiStefano (Philadelphia Inquirer) for MSN

Delaware: “How Hall-Long’s Refusal to Release Audit Findings Sparked Elections Reform Talks” by Amanda Fries (Delaware News Journal) for Yahoo News

National: “Ex-Fundraiser for George Santos Pleads Guilty to Posing as Congressional Aide to Raise Campaign Cash” by Dave Collins for Associated Press News

Elections

Georgia: “Ex-Trump Allies Detail Efforts to Overturn Election in Georgia Plea Videos” by Amy Gardner and Holly Bailey (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “Democrats Plan to Spend Millions to Weaken Republican Supermajorities” by Nick Corasaniti (New York Times) for DNyuz

Ethics

Florida: “Mayor Suarez’s Secret Side Gigs Included Advising Associates of Kremlin-Linked Oligarch” by Shirsho Dasgupta (Miami Herald) for Yahoo News

National: “Trump Compares Political Opponents to ‘Vermin’ Who He Will ‘Root Out,’ Alarming Historians” by Soo Rin Kim and Lalee Ibssa for ABC News

Lobbying

National: “‘Curveball Like No Other:’ Johnson’s rise has K Street trying to keep up” by Caitlin Reilly (Roll Call) for MSN

Procurement

Illinois: “Clout-Heavy Contractor Linked to Federal Investigations at City Hall and in the Suburbs” by Jason Meisner, A.D. Quig, Sarah Freishtat, and Gregory Pratt (Chicago Tribune) for MSN