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1. The Big Picture

   ... what its boundaries are, etc. I thought it would be enough to understand the role of a public campaign financing program. It is not. ... from government. Thompson shows again and again how Congress's ethics committee, like local ethics commissions across the ...

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

2. Louisiana Ethics Reforms

   ... statewide coalition of organizations has contributed to the development of this initiative and is supporting the following reform ... see who is trying to influence their government as well as how much money is being spent on such efforts. There are two main types of ...

   donmc - 2007-04-28 14:07 - 0 comments

3. Misrepresenting Ethics Law in a Highly Visible Case

   ... (a) A public officer may not use, or attempt to use, an official position for personal gain, and may not intentionally secure or ... benefit, but what is really important here is not how many provisions the governor violated, but the fact that the report on this ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 6 comments

4. Why Hilary Krieger Is Wrong About City Machines

   ... Krieger asks, "Is it really in voters’ best interests to disqualify candidates, no matter the good they’ve done, because of a ... to be the final arbiter of rules it doesn't even know. How can this possibly be done? She appears to prefer effective governments ...

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

5. A Miscellany

   Body:  Conflicting Employment Is Nothing to Rave About Some forms of conflicting employment are wrong to the extent ... face, the appearance of impropriety is great. I don't know how this jives with the ethics code language, as interpreted in the past by the ...

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

6. The Death of a Government Ethics Activist and a March on a City Ethics Commission

   ... however, start a piece in August 2009, which I have appended to this one, with an update. According to an article in the Fog City ... to end enforcement of major donor delinquencies and how such a delinquency had played the critical role in uncovering the community ...

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

7. Mandatory Local Government Ethics Training in Massachusetts Is Not Being Warmly Greeted

   ... and employees, as well as many contractors, are now required to acknowledge receipt of a summary of the ethics code and to take an ... a pigheaded mayor understand what government ethics is and how it differs from criminal law. Sounds like he needs to take it again, this ...

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

8. A Complex Procurement Conspiracy in Dallas County

   ... and their lobbyists don't follow the rules, it's difficult to catch them, because few cities have an oversight office that investigates on ... and important personal relationships. Here's how the indictment describes Dallas County's procurement process: From ...

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

9. NY State Bar Association Report on Local Government Ethics Reform

   ... in what the state requires of local governments with respect to ethics. Criminalizing Conflicts The first observation of the bar ... usually covered: the need for clear guidance with respect to how to handle internal investigations, including when to get an outside agency ...

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

10. Why Local Party Leaders Should Be Part of a Local Ethics Program

    ... between person and office. What makes this official tough to deal with is that his only local office was a party position. Someone like ... you’ll be right, it’ll be me.” One can only imagine how he treats his subordinates (the sexual harassment charges provide some ...

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

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