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1. Chicago Ethics Task Force Files First Report

   Body:  The...

   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. The Effect of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Open Meetings Decision on Local Government Ethics

   Body:  According to the Wisconsin Supreme Court majority, a state legislature does not have to follow ... shocking statement comes from the opinion in the case Wisconsin v. Fitzgerald , which I discussed in a recent blog post . The ... unanimous. The one council member who opposed the contract files a complaint with the city's ethics commission, and the council president ...

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

4. Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices and Campaign Contribution Conflicts

   ... wants this to be said, at least nobody but four of the seven Wisconsin Supreme Court justices, according to another article in the ... By the same vote they accepted a petition written by the Wisconsin Realtors Association and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (the ...

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

5. Wisconsin Legislature Seeks to Make the Open Meetings Law Enforceable Against Everyone But Them

   ... restraining order (TRO) placed on the publication of a Wisconsin bill that was allegedly passed in violation of the state's open ... state legislature. The first argument made by the AG is that the trial court lacks jurisdiction over the SoS "because the ...

   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. Open Meetings Laws and Legislative Immunity in Wisconsin

   ... the WKOW TV (Madison, WI)  website , this morning a Wisconsin judge placed a restraining order to stop a controversial budget ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2011-03-18 12:47 - 0 comments

9. 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

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 ...

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

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