FORMER AIDE TO TESTIFY. Politico. “Rep. Michele Bachmann’s former chief of staff is expected to admit that her presidential campaign inappropriately paid an Iowa state senator to work for her, according to a report.”

AR: POTENTIAL LOBBYIST GIFT RULE. Story here. ”An Arkansas legislative panel has advanced an effort to outlaw most lobbyist gifts to elected officials, ban corporate campaign contributions and loosen term limits for state lawmakers.”

AR: FUNDS MISUSED. Story here. “The recent campaign finance report filed by the now-defunct gubernatorial campaign of Attorney General Dustin McDaniel indicates more misdeeds by a campaign worker arrested in February for thefts from McDaniel’s state office in the Tower Building, as well as other state offices there.”

CO: LOBBYIST ISSUE UPDATE. Story here. “Two of three lawmakers reviewing an ethics complaint against a gun lobbyist don’t want to subpoena him, but a third lawmaker said he still is troubled by Joe Neville’s refusal to further participate in the investigation.”

SC: MISTAKES MADE. Story here. “Attorney William Runyon said Thursday it’s difficult for a ‘citizen legislator’ such as Ford to keep up with the unwieldy process of campaign paperwork.”

TX: STAFFER SUPPLEMENTS. Story here. “Texas taxpayers pay the salaries of the legislative staffers who work for Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin. Since 2006, Watson has added to those salaries with some $440,000 from his campaign contributors.”

VA: NEW FIRM FORMED. Story here. “Former Democratic Party of Virginia Chairman and legislator Brian Moran is teaming with Republican former Del. Chris Saxman and veteran lobbyist Rob Jones to form a new company.”

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.