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1. Government Ethics and the Limits of Mental Bandwidth

   ... . Sunstein focuses on the idea of bandwidth as applied to the human mind. He notes that in Washington, "If a project must be abandoned ... example, if an employee does not choose a pension plan, a default plan is chosen for him. The employee can opt out, but inaction will not ...

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

2. Online Ethics Training and Information Materials

   ... of what you can find on a number of local government ethics sites, as well as on the sites of state ethics commissions with jurisdiction over local officials. I am ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

3. A Miscellany

   ... conflict situations, when they are handled responsibly, lead to changes in an ethics code. This happened recently in Prince William County, ... make use of them. They act as if transparency was not the default value of our democracy, as if they were living in some other country ...

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

4. The Chick-fil-A Controversy Is Really a Government Ethics Issue

   ... ethics reforms, after the city's special ethics task force files its second report. Related blog posts: Council Fiefdoms He ... and It's Legal (in Chicago) Chicago Ethics Task Force Files First Report Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

5. A Civil Grand Jury Report on the San Francisco Ethics Commission

   Body:  Update : September 27, 2011 According to Melissa Griffin's column in the Examiner yesterday, the board of ... prized value in government ethics. And making dismissal the default is not a good way to gain the public's trust. As for setting the ...

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

6. Electronic Communications as Government Property

   ... New Haven Democracy Fund. I will turn over all of my paper files, computer files, and electronic communications to my successor. Since I have no office ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

7. Maricopa County 2 - Perjury Charges as Ethics Enforcement, and Officials' Trust in the Public

   ... pursuant to section 38-542, 38-543 or 38-545, who knowingly files an incomplete financial disclosure statement or who knowingly files a false financial disclosure statement is guilty of a class 1 ...

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

8. Not One Little Job, But the Whole Works

   ... permits from the city, and which has given a lot of money to the mayor's campaigns and inaugural committees. The son's job (he's ... ... My son’s role in overseeing safety on construction sites is completely unrelated to the development and permitting processes ...

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

9. Taking the Big Ethical Step from Government Lawyer to Mayor

   ... A former city attorney, he has been general counsel to the city's sports authority , which oversees three major sports with ... to the blog Musings (with links to official sites for each piece of information), the city's mayor appoints half the ...

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

10. Contracting Out Government Work to Prevent Transparency

    ... public agency is entitled to receive a copy of records and files related to the performance of the governmental function, and (2) indicate that such records and files are subject to the Freedom of Information Act and may be disclosed by the ...

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

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