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RI Supreme Court Prefers Speech in Debate Clause to Constitutional Authority of Ethics Commission Over Legislators
... a decision on the legislative immunity case (Irons v. RI Ethics Commission) involving the state ethics commission and the ... relevance to local government ethics. Here's the first comment to the Providence Journal article on the decision: If ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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Cincinnati Situation VII - Who Should Administer and Enforce Government Ethics
... who should be administering and enforcing government ethics. Its conclusion was as follows: [S]ome cases aren't clear-cut. They ... But with all their concern for scrutiny, they do not comment on the quality of the advisory opinions that come out of the state EC. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Hearing Process
This is the place to comment on and discuss the hearing process for proceedings before the Ethics Commission. The assumption here is that such proceedings are public ... Process. 1. After a finding of probable cause, the Ethics Commission must hold one or more public hearings, and the first public ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 10:11 - 2 comments
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Declaration of Policy, Purpose, and Obligations
This is the place to comment on, discuss, and share alternative content and language relating to the ... that can usually be found at the beginnning of municipal ethics codes. Most declarations are very short and often ignored, since they ... Permalink Portland, CT's new ethics code has a long Declaration of Policy section, with one ...
Robert Wechsler - 2006-11-30 14:53 - 1 comment
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Bridging the Gulf Between Administrative and Government Ethics
... I have done a poor job in this blog covering administrative ethics, that is, the field of study involving the professional conduct ... or disagree, and why? Please put your views in the form of a comment to this post, and help get the dialogue started. Robert Wechsler ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Second Round of Chicago Ethics Reforms III - Independence and Confidentiality
Body: Ethics program independence is, as far as I'm concerned, the single most important issue in ethics reform. Nothing gains the public's trust as much as an ethics program ... Instead, everyone involved in an ethics program will say "No comment." In addition, the definition of "confidential information" that ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Opposition to Independent Ethics Enforcement in Washington Will Echo Locally
Body: Forget the fascinating range of ethics programs at the local level. It is congressional ethics programs that ... or mis-information and a requirement that the OCE refuse to comment, even to set the record straight. This is true at the local level, as ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Michigan Law Requiring Local Government Legislators to Vote
Body: In her comment to my blog post on a Michigan recusal matter, Catherine Mullhaupt ... As the American Society for Public Administration Code of Ethics proposes, a township board member should 'be prepared to make decisions ... passed in 1947, was done at a time when the balancing of ethics considerations against constituents' rights to be represented was ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Difference Between Conflicts and Gifts
... between the two characterizes a situation that led to an ethics complaint in Los Angeles. According to an article on the KPCC ... and two published reports of the matter do the same (but a comment does suggest it was a gift). However, the general manager was involved ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Louisiana Ethics Reforms
Body: This article is sourced from: http://www.laethics1.com/Package/ReformPackage.asp A growing, statewide ... Reform Package Contact Your Legislator to Support LA Ethics 1 Read our White Paper for more information ...
donmc - 2007-04-28 14:07 - 0 comments
