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1. Mandatory Local Government Ethics Training in Massachusetts Is Not Being Warmly Greeted

   ... below) Massachusetts has been very busy reforming its ethics laws. Most of the reforms involve the increase of penalties, plugging ... banning gifts, and increasing the authority of the state ethics commission, which has jurisdiction over local government officials and ...

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

2. An Analysis of League City TX's Ethics Program

   ... Body:  This is the first of a series of looks at the ethics programs of smaller cities, towns, and counties. These local governments have the resources to create an independent, comprehensive ethics program, but they rarely do. It is valuable to look at both the good ...

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

3. Advice on Ethics Advice Falls on Deaf Ears

   ... it much more complicated than it had to be. Not only did the ethics board, mayor, and council show a lack of understanding of government ethics, but sadly, none of them seemed to want to gain an understanding. ...

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

4. Carrigan and an Obligation to Seek Ethics Advice

   ... brief has been filed in the Carrigan v. Commission on Ethics of the State of Nevada case, this time the EC's supplemental brief ... issues than how the First Amendment applies to government ethics. First, let me repeat the nutshell version of the Carrigan ...

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

5. Interesting Ethics Issues in Santa Fe

   ... interesting issues have arisen with respect to Santa Fe's Ethics and Campaign Review Board . A Majority of Lawyers on an Ethics Board First, a new selection process was created, and the ethics ...

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

6. Ethics Commission Political Activity

   ... March 1, 2010 (see below) The political activity of ethics commission members, staff, and ethics officers is an important topic. The issue has arisen this week ...

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

7. Open vs. Confidential Ethics Commission Proceedings

   The Model Code makes Ethics Commission investigations confidential. However, upon a finding of probable cause, Ethics Commission proceedings become public. In addition, disclosure ... advisory opinions, waiver requests, and documents filed in Ethics Commission proceedings are public. Please share your opinions on and ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 10:26 - 1 comment

8. Ethics Racketeering?

   ... environment exists at the center of ethical misconduct, but ethics programs have to be more creative in investigating and preventing it, ... results and public praise to the exclusion of integrity and ethics.' The result, it said, was a culture of fear, intimidation and ...

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

9. Ways to Achieve Ethics Reform

   ... Body:  There are many ways to get ethics reform going (the Lone Ranger being out of fashion outside of New York ... Times-Union shows the choices facing Jacksonville's ethics commission and ethics officer (the ethics officer, Carla Miller, is ...

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

10. Applause (and Some Criticism) for the New D.C. Ethics Bill

    Body:  An ethics bill in the District of Columbia, sponsored by council member Muriel ... a pretty special gift for the holiday season. The Ethics Board The bill creates a partially independent ethics board that is able to pick its own director and appears to be able to ...

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

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