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Letter to the Editor, Philadelphia Weekly April 13th 2005
... for the city of Jacksonville, Fla., officer of COGEL (Council on Governmental Ethics Laws) for the United States and founder of City ... to talk about your government and potential ethics reforms that are being discussed. I hear comments that ethics reforms won't pass; ...
donmc - 2005-05-02 12:00 - 0 comments
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What's Wrong with This Picture?
... Body: The mayor of a city of 46,000 people announces that the city would change its policy requiring annexation to obtain water and ... violation. The former mayor, now president of the city council, says, “Everything I did was legal and reported openly. I’m an ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18
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2005 COGEL Annual Conference
Don't miss the 2005 Annual COGEL Conference [Council on Governmental Ethics Law] on December 4-7, at the Fairmont Copley ... ALSO, the National Municipal Ethics Summit , with a day of activities planned for the Sunday before the conference. Rates ...
donmc - 2008-06-23 16:02
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Ethics Reform Task Force Report Released in Philadelphia
... Task Force on Ethics and Campaign Finance Reform released a 58-page report (plus ethics laws) requested by the city's mayor and council president in 2008. The report recommends a large number of ... public campaign financing program. This is a report that is definitely worth reading. Robert Wechsler Director of ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Institutional Corruption Conference IV: A Weakness of Compliance Systems
... Blind Spots (see my blog posts on this book ), noted that people act not only against what is written in ethics codes, but also against their own ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Yet Another Problem with the Criminal Enforcement of Government Ethics
... operated directed us to investigate corrupt activity that was permissible under the New York's weak campaign finance and lobbying laws, not necessarily uncover crimes. ... While U.S. Attorney Bharara is ... the real estate, telecommunications and gaming industries have operated for years. Legislative leaders rake in huge legal fees ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Summer Reading: Thirst for Growth
... are "growth" and "hidden." It was the desire for growth that brought development-oriented business people into the government work of ... to stop, especially when they are hidden and, therefore, not publicly debated. Growth becomes an assumption rather than a policy. The ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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An NC Poll on Public Corruption
... Larry Hawkins (not verified) says: Tue, 2013-10-29 19:05 ... ethical procedure can change without a minutes notice. I have all the facts..................but get this.................the county ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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The Ethics of Vote Trading
... but valuable provisions to include in a special section that follows my discussion of the run-of-the-mill provisions. I would like ... unethical conduct going on in a trade of votes. Besides not fully withdrawing (that is, participating even if not voting), at least one ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Miscellaneous Provisions
... to receive a copy of the provisions of this code shall have no effect on the duty of compliance with this code or on the enforcement ... independent part of this Code, and such holding shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Code as a whole or any part ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 10:27 - 0 comments
