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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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Personal Ethics vs. Government Ethics
Body: Failure to disclose or to recuse oneself, even when it is not legally required, can ... his campaign. The opponent told the paper, "I think this is an ethical breach. The fact that they were dating when this appropriation ... Instead, they should be using this situation to show how important it is for government officials to take a government ethics ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Solution to the Problems of Local Government Attorney Ethics Advice
... And the government attorney? Rarely does anything happen to the government attorney. He interpreted the ethics code the way he ... not to be involved in self-dealing in any way, no matter how poorly the ethics code is written (the Florida conflict of interest ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Fitting Conflicts to Agencies and Departments
... New York City's huge ethics program is hardly appropriate to a small town, because there is such a large difference in available ... specifics for any department, agency, or board considering how disclosure requirements or conflict provisions may be applied specifically ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Minneapolis Study of Conflicts on Development-Related Boards
... An article on the MinnPost site this week brought to my attention a report done by the Minneapolis Ethical Practices Board (EPB) ... boards were lower, but of course we don't know how many times members with possible conflicts failed to withdraw. Perhaps the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Circled Wagons: Loyalty and Municipal Ethics
Body: I was inspired to take a different point of view of municipal ethics while reading Charles ... be fair, compassionate, honest and open with people. It is an important element in holding together families and businesses and other ... seem more real. The wagons are circling more tightly. How can my town, and many towns and cities throughout the country, replace ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-04-09 09:33 - 0 comments
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Why Do Election Law Professionals Discuss the Latest Developments So Much More Than Government Ethics Professionals?
... not the wishful thinking of a blogger, but rather a response to the following passage in the 11th Circuit's Scott v. Roberts public ... a similar view of their Ethics Codes. Saying “this is how they do it in ABC” just doesn’t carry much weight out here. Best ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 3 comments
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Inquiry Judge Says That Ethical Obligations Go Beyond Ethics Law Provisions
... of Mississauga, Ontario. The council sought the inquiry to “investigate any supposed breach of trust or other misconduct of a Member ... - what to say? I'm collecting the info and loking at how it's laid out Thanks again - I'll keep you posted - best regards. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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Transparency, Anonymity, and Moral Courage
... In my recent blog post on Maricopa County , I referred to the problem of harassment and intimidation by government officials against ... falsely attack others is certainly not acceptable no matter how much fear there might be. Robert Wechsler's blog Story ...
Robert Wechsler - 2010-06-27 05:52 - 0 comments
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Kickbacks and Local Government Ethics
... dirty secret for one principal reason: they are difficult to prove. Along with bribes, they require hard-to-obtain proof to tie money to ... cooperate. Contract Games I am always surprised how little people seem to (and act as if they) understand the games that can be ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
