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1. Gwinnett County Ethics Reform II - Recommendations by the Vinson Institute and the Grand Jury

   Body:  In this second of three blog posts on ethics reform in Gwinnett County, Georgia, I will look at recommendations for ethics reform made by a grand jury in its October 2010 report , and by the ...

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

2. An Odd Ethics Commission in Oakland

   ... Oakland, CA's odd nepotism ordinance. Well, its Public Ethics Commission is also odd, and worthy of a look. I was alerted to some of ... Oakland blog post entitled "Does Oakland Need a Public Ethics Commission?" An odd question from someone who does not have an ax to ...

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

3. Ethics Practice vs. Ethics Law

   ... One of the biggest problems people have with government ethics is acknowledging the difference between ethics enforcement and ethics practice. Ethics enforcement is legal. You cannot ...

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

4. Ethics in Congress III - Independent Advice and Enforcement (Summer Reading)

   ethics in congress.jpg Body:  Looking at government ethics through the appearance standard, as Dennis Thompson did in his book Ethics in Congress: From Individual to Institutional Corruption , reveals ...

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

5. 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 get the national attention. And with all this attention, ...

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

6. Second Round of Chicago Ethics Reforms IV - The Failures

   Body:  In one of my blog posts on the ethics task force's second report , I identified areas that the ethics task force ignored. The first was the low limits on fines. The mayor, in ...

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

7. Kansas City (MO) Takes a Big Step Toward Ethics Reform

   ... Kansas City, MO's mayor , Sly James, the KC Commission on Ethics Reform will be holding a public hearing tomorrow on its draft ethics code. It's clear from the draft that the commission made ...

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

8. A New Report on the Ethics Programs of Florida Counties

   ... a report entitled "Florida Counties Bridge the Ethics Policy Gap" , which analyzes the results of a survey of government ethics programs and reforms in 45 of Florida’s 67 counties. Besides a lot of statistics of the sort lacking in local government ethics, this report looks closer into the actions taken in certain counties ...

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

9. Oakland Council Proposes Ethics Reform Charter Amendment

   ... in November, that would increase the authority of the city's ethics commission and provide it with the funds it needs to do its ... is, in some ways, an excellent reform package. This ethics reform process began with a June 2013 civil grand jury report , which ...

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

10. Palm Beach County Ethics Program Has Passed

    ... Commissioners passed three ordinances, establishing a new ethics and lobbying code , ethics commission , and inspector general . The most interesting ...

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

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