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  1. Winter Reading: The Ethics of Lobbying

    ... In preparation for the chapter on lobbying that I'm working on, I just finished reading a 2002 book entitled The Ethics ... have obligations to the officials they lobby, to the public media whose coverage they seek to influence and, because they are citizens, to ... lobbying, shaping public opinion through media campaigns and political advertising, fundraising for candidates who ...

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

  2. Confidentiality vs. Transparency in Colorado -- A Court Decision

    ... this week a decision in the case Center for Independent Media (owner of the Independent ) v. Independent Ethics Commission of ...

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

  3. The Perception of Improper Ethics Reform

    ... a conflict may exist. And there are the various news media, including local bloggers, and there is always the possibility of taking ...

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

  4. A Miscellany: Crossing the Line

    ... or not he agrees with this finding nor how the public or media may have misconstrued his words.” This clearly implies that the senator ...

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

  5. Toward Better Ethics Rules, Training, Oversight, and Enforcement in a Florida School District

    ... Broadcast all workshops and retreats through all media outlets into radio, television and the internet. Move on a regular ...

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

  6. The Swords of Politics and the Shield of Government Ethics

    ... will make the accusations anonymously online or to the news media. If they cannot file an ethics complaint near the time of an election, it ...

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

  7. Carrigan and an Obligation to Seek Ethics Advice

    ... undermine the public trust. By this I mean that the media, blogs, and complainants are constantly accusing officials of unethical ... or knowledge, while the accusations continue in the media and on blogs, undermining the public trust without the ethics commission ...

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

  8. FL League of Cities' Ethics Proposals IV - Local Govt. Assocs. Should Not Lobby re Conflicts of Interest

    ... has happened, through explanations by the news media and by officials who recognize how wrong this is, the public could not ... Attachment Size FL SB 606.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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

  9. Miami-Dade County's Cone of Silence, Prohibiting Oral Ex Parte Communications re Contracts

    ... has to be in writing and, therefore, accessible to the news media, to all government officials, to all bidders, and to the public] ... it ...

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

  10. A Pattern of Behavior Investigated, Secretly, as Distinct Acts

    ... lack of transparency in both the ethics process and the news media when it has a good story. For seven months, journalists investigated ...

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

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