FEC MEETING: WHAT HAPPENED? In the Arena. “For the first time since January, the Federal Election Commission held a meeting at which a majority of six Commissioners agreed on an advisory opinion.”

TOP LOBBYISTS. The Hill. “Among the thousands of advocates in the nation’s capital, only a select few have risen to the top of their profession to earn a slot on The Hill’s Top Lobbyists list.”

SUPER PAC SPENDS. Here. “A conservative super PAC is pending $332K on independent expenditure against Sen. Mitch McConnell in his 2014 re-election race in Kentucky.”

SUPER PAC CHANGES. Here. “With no fanfare, Todd Ricketts — the low-profile member of the family that owns the Chicago Cubs — became the CEO of one of the nation’s largest conservative political action committees last March.”

FL: TIMING IS EVERYTHING. Politico. “Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who’s broadcast his intent to spend heavily in the 2014 election, is set to launch an ad blitz the same day that Democrat Charlie Crist announces his all-but-assured candidacy in the race, a media-tracking source told POLITICO.”

TX: ID ISSUES. NPR. “Texas judges are accustomed to a certain level of respect, even deference as they go about their daily business in the Lone Star State. So imagine Judge Sandra Watts’ surprise when she went to cast her vote last week and was told there was a problem.”

VA: FUNDRAISING DISPARITY. Here. “The race for cash has turned into a rout in the final days of the contest for Virginia governor, with front-runner Terry McAuliffe exponentially outraising Ken Cuccinelli II — particularly from companies that have legislative interests in Richmond.”

VA: SIGN OF THE TIMES. Here. “The brother of the Democratic candidate for Fairfax County sheriff was charged Thursday with petit larceny for allegedly stealing two of the Republican candidate’s signs outside a Vienna restaurant, Vienna police said.”

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.