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1. Knowledge, Fear of Retaliation, and Ethics Commission Selection Issues in D.C.

   ... the contractor's secret expenditures:  the contractor did not want to anger the incumbent mayor, because it would harm his business. The ... finance violations in January, sources say." One council member is quoted in a Post editorial yesterday as having said, ...

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

2. Local Ethics Reform in Massachusetts

   ... the Boston Globe , the new Boston mayor has appointed members to serve on a new Ethics Committee, which will have the authority to ... mentioned in the press release is for public meetings. Surprisingly, since ex parte communications provisions usually involve ... I think that ex parte communications rules are not used nearly enough. They can solve a lot of problems that are otherwise ...

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

3. Phoenix Mayor Forms Ethics Task Force

   ... of improvement that can be done. The goals show that, not surprisingly, the mayor and whoever helped his office draft the press release ...

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

4. Plain Language in NSW, Oz

   ... Conference in Sydney October 16th included three points that he plans to implement: Issuing a Premier’s Memorandum to the ... is reported here: http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2009/s2716096.htm donmc's blog Story ...

   donmc - 2009-11-10 15:06 - 0 comments

5. A Miscellany

   ... project. Then he thought the matter through, and decided not to. But he didn't stop there. He presented an amendment to the county's ... to those who had no representative on the board. Not surprisingly, that is just what happened. In a series of grants, the 6 county ...

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

6. Scrutinizing Strict Scrutiny in a Government Ethics Context

   ... to this situation, because government officials are not like ordinary citizens. Officials have obligations that no one else has. ... of corruption are compelling government interests, but then surprisingly turns to the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision , quoting ...

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

7. Grand Jury Lays Into Broward County (FL) School Board

   ... or attempt to hold contractors accountable for their work. Not that there aren't employees who work hard and do a good job, there are ... leads to the clincher of the entire report: (p. 37) Not surprisingly the most generous supporters to Board campaigns are contractors ...

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

8. Supreme Court Blow to Municipal Employee Dissent

   ... of public services) to cases where the employee's speech is not done pursuant to their official responsibilities. In this case, a ... governments that don't really want to encourage dissent now have no reason to do this. They are in a position of strength, knowing that ...

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

9. San Diego: A Great Case Study in Conflicts of Interest

   Body:  Reading the newspapers, you might not realize that behind all the fraud, non-disclosure, and "reckless ... conflict raised by the City Attorney but then ignored). Not surprisingly, its report said nothing about violations of the law or personal ...

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

10. Other ethics related resources on the web

    ... difficult, even for men and women of good moral character. Not only are the ethical issues we face more complex, but the people we face ... Character Education Resources The Content of Our Character: Voices of Generation X Giraffe Project ...

    donmc - 2023-08-02 14:37

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