The Maine Morning Star

"While the Maine Legislature pushed off its decision on whether to adopt a comprehensive data privacy law until next year, the proposal to make regulations in Maine among the strictest in the country was still the top lobbied bill of the year. 

Outside interests spent $201,250 on this measure alone."

The Minnesota Star Tribune

"In the fundraising battle in the Minneapolis election, Mayor Jacob Frey and the biggest groups supporting him and his allies have amassed more than twice as much money as those of his main rival, state Sen. Omar Fateh."

9News Denver

"As Denver voters prepare to cast ballots on key local issues, a good way to figure out who stands to benefit from each measure’s passage or defeat is to look at the campaign finance reports that show who or what is contributing money to the campaign."

Racket MN

"PACs will flood this November’s election in Minneapolis with almost $2 million, most of that going to boost the chances of Mayor Jacob Frey and centrist City Council candidates. Who’s bankrolling this fundraising bonanza, and what do they want in return?"

The Denver Gazette

"Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, is wading into the fight over Denver's flavored tobacco ban, which is the subject of a ballot measure seeking to repeal. Bloomberg contributed $1.5 million to Denver Kids vs Big Tobacco, according to Denver Searchlight, the city's online database for campaign and finance disclosure."

Axios Twin Cities

"Some of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's wealthiest supporters have mounted their own half-million-dollar campaign to bolster 

Frey's reelection effort — and to swing City Council races in his favor."