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1. A Columnist Gets Government Ethics, A Former Mayor Doesn't

   ... editorial on the importance of an independent ethics commission that has authority over independent authorities. A ... It's truly a joy when a newspaper columnist really gets government ethics. Jacksonville Times-Union 's Ron Littlepage showed this ...

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

2. Local Government Attorneys - More or Fewer Ethics Rules?

   ... to exclude not only county legislature members from its new ethics code, but also county attorneys. This exception is hidden square in ... "power to enact substantive ethics laws that apply to all government officials and employees without regard to outside employment or ...

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

3. The Enforcement of Ethics Laws Against Local Government Legislators

   ... (May 23, 2008) causes serious problems with respect to ethics enforcement against local government legislators, at least in Louisiana. It opens up a can of worms that ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

4. Chicago Task Force Second Report V — Some Bad Ideas and Missed Chances

   ... Body:  The worst recommendation in the Chicago ethics task force's second report (attached; see below) involves the role it ... in an ethics program. See the section of my book Local Government Ethics Programs on the involvement of local government attorneys ...

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

5. A New Local Government Ethics Term

   ... of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for inventing a new local government ethics term in an editorial yesterday . The term is "dyscronia." ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

6. Government Ethics in the City of Albany, NY: Gifts and a Draft Ethics Code

   Body:  There's a lot of talk about the lack of government ethics in Albany, New York State's capital, but not much about the state of ...

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

7. Lawyers Who Want to Be Excluded from Government Ethics Codes

   Body:  Government lawyers enjoy exceptions to transparency laws. Should they also be excepted from government ethics laws? Atlanta senior assistant city attorney Robert N. Godfrey thinks ...

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

8. Supreme Court Decision on Honest Services Fraud Should Be Government Ethics Call to Arms

   ... is, monetary) crimes, should be a call to arms for the good government and local government ethics communities. The war should consist of a demand for full-scale ethics ...

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

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

   ... battles that have gone on in and around the San Francisco ethics commission. I did, however, start a piece in August 2009, which I have ... with his superiors, who in their roles managing the government agency charged with fostering public trust all too often ...

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

10. Problems with an IG Approach to Local Government Ethics

    Body:  I believe that an ethics commission/ethics officer approach to local government ethics is far better than an inspector general approach. ... of the home page won't even get to. An IG approach to government ethics, like a criminal approach, naturally discriminates against ...

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

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