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  1. Apparent Misuse of Government Ethics Authority to Win a Vote

    ... column today , Michael Powell has unearthed an ugly-looking government ethics situation in New Jersey involving apparent misuse of government ethics ...

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

  2. The Lucifer Effect I — A Situational Approach to Local Government Ethics

    ... they are situations that, especially where there are poor ethics environments, can place strong pressures on individuals to go along with ... re-elected and to appease those with power, whether in the government, in the party, or in the community (that is, large taxpayers, ...

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

  3. Nonviolence and Government Ethics II – Teamwork and Leading By Example

    ... nonviolence that are being used or that can be used in local government ethics. What Is Nonviolence? But first I should define ...

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

  4. Florida League of Cities' Ethics Reform Proposals II - Gifts, Ethics Advice, and Training

    ... Bill 606 (attached; see below), one of the worst ethics reform bills I have ever read ( click here to read the first post ... local officials. I too am opposed to gift reporting. Government officials should not be accepting gifts from restricted sources, ... have been. It shouldn't be legal in Florida either. Government Attorney Ethics Opinions One of the most important goals of my ...

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

  5. Intimidation — The Worst Offense in Government Ethics

    ... to someone the other day that the worst offenses in local government ethics do not involve money. The worst offenses in local government ethics ...

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

  6. Anti-Government Anger Is Misplaced With Respect to Local Government Ethics Programs

    ... Republican-American yesterday. The editorial turns anti-government anger against the idea of a local government ethics program, and yet it has some valuable things to say about government ...

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

  7. Local Government Employees Sitting on Councils

    ... them, and not the firefighters, police or any other government agency." Finally, the editors ask the question, "What kind of ... teachers and school boards, as well. And, of course, with ethics commissions, which usually have a rule that no employee or official may ...

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

  8. Michigan's Baby Step Toward Local Government Ethics

    ... requiring all local governments in Michigan to set up ethics boards. The bill, which amends the state ethics law, requires that ... The required ethics boards are appointed by the local government's chief elected official, with legislative approval. They can all be ...

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

  9. Ethics Code ≠ Ethics Program

    ... It can never be said too often that the quality of a government ethics code is meaningless. What matters is how the ethics program actually ...

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

  10. Chicago Task Force Second Report III — Ethics Program Independence

    ... chicago tf report 2.jpg Body:  Ethics program independence is, as far as I'm concerned, the single most ... be done? I discuss the ways in detail in my book Local Government Ethics Programs . The best ways are to have community ...

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

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