TRUMP SERIOUS.  WP.  “The billionaire real-estate mogul, who has long amounted to a one-man sideshow in GOP presidential politics, said in an interview Wednesday that he is ‘more serious’ than ever about pursuing a run for the White House in 2016.”

“LIKELY VIOLATIONS” OUTLINED.  CLC.  “Today, the Campaign Legal Center released a white paper examining prospective 2016 presidential candidates raising millions of dollars, while denying that they are even ‘testing the waters’ for a potential run for their Party’s nomination.”

REVOLVING DOOR VIEW.  Palm Beach Post.  “What we need to recognize is that a prospective job offer is the moral equivalent of a blank check.”

BISHOP SIGNS.  Newsday.  “Former Rep. Tim Bishop has signed on with a new Washington government affairs agency, Envision Strategy, joining a bipartisan group of four longtime Capitol Hill operatives.”

HI:  DISCLOSURE BILL.  N&O.  “A bill in the Hawaii Legislature would make it easier for voters to understand who is supporting and funding political action committees.”

MT:  SENATE ENDORSES BILL.  Missoulian.  “A bipartisan coalition in the Montana Senate voted Thursday to pass a major campaign finance overhaul aimed at requiring so-called “dark money” groups to disclose their donors and how they spend money.”

NV:  DENIALS.   ReviewJournal.com.  “Republican activist and political consultant Tony Dane’s attorney is sharply denying that Dane illegally funneled conduit contributions to his political action committee through his political consulting company.”

NM:  LOBBYIST COMPENSATION.  NMindepth.com.  “New Mexico’s lobbyists already publicly say how they spend money, although it varies lobbyist by lobbyist how detailed those reports are.”

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