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Top 10 Ethics Issues for 2006
... and lax project management. Now, following the November 7 election, Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Russ Feingold, D-Wis. have ... funds have been spent. A similar bill was introduced in the House by, D-Mo. The house version would also expand SIGR's authority. The ... and legally he fell under suspicion, during his second term largely due to controversial affirmative action programs for the ...
steiner - 2015-05-15 13:23 - 0 comments
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Politicians on an Ethics Commission, EC Self-Regulation, and Other Interesting Issues That Arise from One Matter in Tulsa
... no violation of the city's ethics code . Slankard's term was to expire on December 1. He wrote the mayor, asking to be considered ... it arises. Appearance of Impropriety On April 7, the EAC found that Slankard had not violated the ethics code by ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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Government Ethics As a Double-Edged Sword
... across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans. According to an article in the New Orleans Times-Picayune , in October 2009 ... portrays the two candidates for the remainder of the mayor's term jumping up and down to show how important they consider bringing ethics to ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Grand Jury Lays Into Broward County (FL) School Board
... is the case with the Broward County School Board, according to a report published on Frday . It concludes, on p. 48: Unfortunately ... and to adhere to them. The solutions we see, at least short term, are to remove as much power and influence from the Board as possible and ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Extent of Legislative Immunity in an Open Records Proceeding
... proceedings. This week, the same issue arose with respect to an open records proceeding in Wisconsin. According to an article posted on ... a suit based on the state's open records law throughout her term in office, pursuant to state constitutional provision Article IV, Section ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Secrecy That Accompanies the Lack of Lobbying Disclosure
... Its first area of focus is right-to-work laws, the term for laws that prohibit labor unions from requiring their members to pay ... item titled: "Board & Board of Advisors" At URL: http://www.mycheckmychoice.org/board---board-of-advisors.html Reads: UNDER ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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The Image Consultant's Role in Local Government Ethics
Body: Things have changed. It used to be that the first thing you did when you found out the local ethics ... of the image and the consultant, the truly with-it (if that term is still in use) government official turns to the image consultant. And ... Compliance page : As veterans of the DOJ, SEC, and NGOs such as Transparency International, Levick’s senior counselors ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Influence vs. Pay to Play
pay to play.jpg Body: A big controversy surrounding the race for mayor of Honolulu is focused on the state's pay-to-play culture of the past, and what pay to play actually is. The reason for ... pay-to-play culture to its knees during his 1994-2005 term in office. According to a November 2005 look at the executive ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Disgorgement of Gains or Civil Forfeiture
... important changes in the city's conflicts of interest law (to my knowledge, the nation's only aptly named ethics code). The current ... penalty known as the disgorgement of gains, an ugly-sounding term that means that the Conflicts of Interest Board could require any ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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How to Untwist a Straightforward Post-Employment Violation
Body: It is a pleasant surprise to find an intelligent conversation about local government ethics in an article and the comments to it. The latest example of this occurred yesterday in the New Haven (CT) ... period after termination of their city employment or term of office, they act as a lobbyist for or against any legislative, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
