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The Willful Standard in Nevada's Ethics Enforcement
Body: Standard of proof is a big issue in ethics enforcement, as it is in any enforcement. A year and a half ago, I wrote ... a blog post on the mishmash of standards of proof in local ethics codes and in the codes of states that have jurisdiction over local ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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Ethics code controversial in Providence, RI
Creating ethics code takes time, expert says Carla Miller, an ethics officer for Jacksonville, Fla., and a former federal prosecutor, tells ... the City Council of dragging its feet on adopting a proposed ethics code, but last night, a national expert validated the council's ...
donmc - 2008-04-16 19:22 - 0 comments
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Local vs. State Ethics Programs -- An Excellent Column on the Topic
Body: State or local ethics laws, state or local ethics training, state or local disclosure forms, state or local ethics ... the then New Jersey governor as Special Counsel for Ethics Reform, and given four months to survey and write a report on New Jersey ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Four Varying Approaches to Ethics Reform
Body: Four current attempts at ethics reform show the incredible variety of approaches and ideas of what government ... ethics code), a proposal was made (click on the bottom PDF on the left of the screen) to fine-tune the ethics code's language and ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Allegations Against Miami-Dade County's Ethics Director
... There are people who get great satisfaction going after the ethics of government ethics professionals. Rarely are their accusations relevant to government ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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The Effect of a State's Ethics Environment on Local Governments' Ethics Environments
... reasons I have focused my energies on local government ethics is that most people learn their government ethics at the local level. ... Thursday he wasn’t interested in additional ethics reform. A bill passed last year removing campaign contribution limits achieved all the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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New Government Ethics Organization Mischaracterizes the State of Government Ethics, and Acts Politically
... was drawn to a new organization called Foundation for Ethics in Public Service, Inc., which operates as the website ... have succeeded. In fact, there is a great deal of ethics reform going on right now, and ethics commissions are becoming increasingly ... or with the serious abuse potential of the stimulus bill's rushed approval process. No, of all things it chose the health reform ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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D.C.'s Draft Ethics Reform Act Merely Adds Pieces to a Confusing Puzzle
... appropriate authority" is a vague phrase to base a major ethics reform proposal on, but that is just what the District of Columbia's ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Swords of Politics and the Shield of Government Ethics
Body: No one wants a political government ethics program, and yet the people who most often worry out loud that it will ... coming from the Chicago council, and greets any ethics reform attempt that seems threatening to officials, is not only wrongheaded, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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A City Attorney Providing Ethics Advice in a Big City Is Indefensible
... up to justify the participation of a city attorney in the ethics program of a large city or county that has sufficient resources to hire ... Star-Telegram editorial on Sunday defends the council's reform on the grounds that an ethics complaint can still be filed against an ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
