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  1. New web site Content Management System for CityEthics !

    ... can subscribe to and then discuss content from other sites. Collaboration. Used for managing the construction of Drupal, the ...

    admin - 2005-06-03 09:27 - 0 comments

  2. Lobbying Subject Disclosure

    ... and “Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites.” Lobbying contacts for Client “A” addressed all environmental ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Attachment Size ...

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

  3. Yet Another Problem with the Criminal Enforcement of Government Ethics

    ... problems involved in the criminal enforcement of government ethics : The Executive Order under which the Commission operated directed ... U.S. Attorney Bharara is in possession of the Commission's files, he is unlikely to pursue non-criminal investigations, which comprised ...

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

  4. Advice on Advisory Opinions

    ... officials say that there is no need for an improved ethics program in their town because no one is filing complaints. If there were ... better government ethics program. The reason is that no one files a complaint when they do not expect a fair hearing of the complaint (most ...

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

  5. Draft Upload

    Body:  Just a place to upload the files from... Attachment Size draft-lobbying-chapter- Robert-Wechsler.pdf 0 bytes draft-lobbying-chapter- ...

    admin - 2015-02-15 10:20

  6. Retired Citizens of Florida Speak out on Ethics

    Body:  City Ethics president, Carla Miller, worked with Integrity Florida (Dan ... have to sit on their hands and do nothing unless a citizen files a complaint. Also, the resolution calls for the creation of independent ... with the use of public funds. To ensure transparency in decision-making by contractors, Florida's open records law should apply to ...

    cmiller - 2012-06-20 07:14 - 0 comments

  7. The Political Use of Ethics Complaints, and the Manipulation of the Press

    ... columnist Jason Embry this week on the political use of ethics complaints. The instances of abuse of the ethics process is what has led ... campaign thinks it has the goods on its opponent, so an ally files an ethics complaint. Then the campaign publicizes said complaint, and it ...

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

  8. Nevada Senator Given Legislative Immunity from Ethics Commission Jurisdiction

    ... Body:  A Nevada court found yesterday that the state ethics commission did not have jurisdiction over a state senator on grounds of ... a prelimary injunction (it's broken into two searchable PDF files, 1 and 2 ), the senator's petition for judicial review , and ...

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

  9. Fire, Smoke, and Snowballs

    Body:  It's valuable to put government ethics in the larger context of the use of public office for private purposes ... Rosenfeld spent thirty years getting hold of FBI files on its surveillance of the University of California at Berkeley, ... it is so important to have a good, independent government ethics program, not just to enforce the laws, but to stop the snowball from ...

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

  10. Stamford Official's Attempt to Prevent Government Employees from Filing Ethics Complaints Is Nipped in the Bud

    ... Body:  There's a new twist to the ethics mess in Stamford, which I described in a blog post last week . It ... According to this argument, a government employee who files an ethics complaint has a conflict of interest, because he is presumably ...

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

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