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Conference Attachments...
... As we present at various conferences, we are always creating content that people may wish to have access to later, via the website. So this page is to be that ...
donmc - 2015-05-15 14:26
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Problems with Ethics Provisions That Go Beyond Conflicts of Interest Issues
... code, and that the other four commissioners "seem content to sweep this embarrassment under the rug.: In support of his position, ... And is this really what an ethics code is for? How has a marijuana smoker put his personal interest ahead of the public ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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Ethical Decision-Making
Body: A chapter in Jonah Lehrer's new book, How We Decide , sheds some interesting light on ethical decision-making. The ... everybody else, using the emotional brain to mirror the emotions of strangers. ... At its core, moral decision-making is ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Aspirational Ethics Code
... have had with aspirational ethics codes. There is more to ethical conduct than what is covered by this code, which consists primarily ... may seek clarification from the Ethics Commission as to how they apply them to specific situations. The American Society for Public ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-16 20:58 - 0 comments
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Withdrawal, Secrecy, and Misuse of Confidential Information Issues in an Economic Incentive Matter
Body: Providing incentives to attract companies or get them to expand their operations in a city or county ... attract, keep, or expand jobs locally, but they can also be an unnecessary way to get local governments into bidding wars (or what is ... official should realize this. The city should establish a policy for providing independent ethics advice rather than turning ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Legislative Immunity in Rhode Island -- A New Court Decision
... was overriden. But the decision says nothing about how the creation of an ethics commission affects the separation of powers ... in government, and its purpose is not to deal with the content of any activity, but only with the public goal of preventing conflicts ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Lobbyist-Oriented Ethics Reform in Chicago
Body: Mayor Rahm Emanuel continues to make small government ethics improvements in Chicago. Yesterday, ... to two ethics provisions, one limiting gifts to $50 and an annual aggregate of $100 (to each official, not from each lobbyist), the ... now an ordinance. As usual, reform is both limited and content- rather than process-oriented. Let's hope these partial reforms are ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Ethics Program Jurisdiction Over Boards of Education
... have the same boundaries as a city or county are not subject to the city or county's laws or administration. In practice, this ... two or more boards of education may, in writing, agree to establish shared service agreements between such boards of education or between ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Getting the Word Out to Lawyers
... . This being the ABA, getting on the list is based on how many people fill out a form known as a Blawg 100 Amici . It only takes a ... – in mind. • The majority of the blawg’s content should be unique to the blawg and not cross-posted or cut and pasted ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Winter Reading: Switch VII - Self-Evaluation and Identity
... Self-Evaluation and Getting One's Bearings To change oneself (and to support change in one's environment), self-evaluation ... the Chip and Dan Heath in their book Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard (Crown, 2010). Most of us think ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
