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Second Round of Chicago Ethics Reforms II - Bad Ideas
... the role of prosecuting attorney in ethics proceedings . Not surprisingly, since the corporation counsel acts as the mayor's and the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Very Problematic Fort Worth Ethics Reform Proposals
... that the proposed changes are coming from the city attorney. Not surprisingly, as in Houston and other cities, when the city attorney is ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Not One Little Job, But the Whole Works
... to the development and permitting processes ... [he] does not work on any site which requires permits or zoning relief” from city agencies. The mayor's position was, not surprisingly, supported by a letter from the corporation counsel: “It is my ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Standards of Proof in Ethics Enforcement
... (29 responded). What they found in their survey is surprisingly very different from what I found when I went directly to the state ... the probable cause phase. Louisiana, on the other hand, does not have a probable cause phase. That explains one reason why my study ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments
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The Consequences of Academic Noninvolvement in the Reform of Government Conflicts of Interest Programs
... No. 4). Since the journal is published commercially, I am not permitted to share my essay with you. So I will do the next best thing: ... an ethics law regulates the very persons who enact it. Not surprisingly, therefore, the road to ethics reform more often than not ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Should an Ethics Commission Member Be Affiliated with a Firm That Represents Clients Before It?
... of the board of the Office of Congressional Ethics , the surprisingly aggressive new part of the House ethics process. Other senior ... but it certainly would be better for an ethics board member not to be affiliated with a firm that appears before it or whose clients appear ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Ways to Achieve Ethics Reform
... the public, and the issue could be placed on the ballot. Surprisingly, it was a council member who recently pushed this alternative to the EC members. This does not bode well for council approval. But the council has a way to eat its ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Revolving Door or Merry-Go-Round?
... in salary and the prospect of a second government pension. Not bad. But not enough. You set up a lobbying firm, "to help businesses ... in the revolving door. The rule in this city -- not surprisingly, Chicago -- as in so many other cities is that there is a one-year ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Applicant Disclosure, and the Difference It Makes
... opens up the possibility that an official did not know of the relationship. The ability to deny this knowledge makes the ... almost meaningless without applicant disclosure. Not surprisingly, the board member says that he didn't know about the relationship. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Nagle on Withdrawal As Cure for Campaign Contributions
... goes beyond the gift limit, the recipient official is not in a position to help the contributor. Therefore, there is nothing to be ... of influence. To that I would add pay to play, a term which surprisingly does not appear in this article. Nagle explained the benefits ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
