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1. Chicago Ethics Task Force Files First Report

   Body:  The Chicago Ethics Reform Task Force report was published yesterday . Well, at least Part 1 was ... City Related Ethics Codes Ethics Reform Ethics Reports States and Municipal Ethics ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

2. Other ethics related resources on the web

   Sites Focusing on Ethics in Public Service and Character Education ...

   donmc - 2023-08-02 14:37

3. Independent Redistricting (and Ethics) Works

   ... O. Stephanopoulos (U. of Chicago Law School), the problem is redistricting, and the name of his draft paper is " The Consequences of ... ." Stephanopoulos argues that the two approaches to redistricting that have been popular recently are consequentialist. He calls ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

4. Guidelines for Transparency in Local Government Legislative Redistricting

   ... The great majority of what is written about legislative redistricting focuses on state and federal redistricting. But many cities, even ... Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies (2006), and a Reform Institute publication from 2005 (attached; see below, especially pages ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

5. Redistricting by Elected Officials as Conflict of Interest

   ... mayor. In Atlanta, the council redistricts. In San Diego, a Redistricting Commission is appointed by the Presiding Judge of the Municipal ... to the council, and the mayor must approve the redistricting plan. In Denver, the council redistricts via ordinance. ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

6. The Appropriateness of Business and Union Gifts to Government

   ... County, home of Indianapolis. Democrats favor two satellite sites for early voting (in addition to the City-County Building), but the ... auto workers union offer $50,000 to pay for the satellite sites. I oppose the acceptance of gifts to local governments from ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

7. State Ethics Mandates for Local Governments

   ... and Cass R. Sunstein (2008), which argues skillfully for default options, since people are lazy or, in this situation, it's in their self-interest to do nothing? A state could require a default ethics program that would take effect by the end of the following year, ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

8. Penalizing Ethics Proceeding Transparency

   ... is an essential part of government ethics, it should be the default position. In other words, unless there are very serious reasons to ... rights also need to be taken into account. When someone files a complaint, there has to be a serious reason to limit his right to speak ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

9. Settlement Agreements

   ... some states (and at least one city) make settlement the default or preferred approach. Arkansas’ code requires a written Offer of ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

10. Best Practices from the Book "Local Government Ethics Programs"

    ... in the government. 3. Transparency as the default position of the ethics program, with respect to advice, disclosure, and ... directly or indirectly, from the matter. Ethics Reform 1. A start-at-the-top approach to ethics reform, considering all ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2013-06-20 08:35 - 0 comments

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