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Retired Citizens of Florida Speak out on Ethics
... As stated in the resolution, Florida leads the nation in public corruption convictions. The resolution (see below) calls for a ... have to sit on their hands and do nothing unless a citizen files a complaint. Also, the resolution calls for the creation of independent ...
cmiller - 2012-06-20 07:14 - 0 comments
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The Political Use of Ethics Complaints, and the Manipulation of the Press
... campaign thinks it has the goods on its opponent, so an ally files an ethics complaint. Then the campaign publicizes said complaint, and it ... defends himself against a complaint that has not been made public, then the complaint is public knowledge, and anything goes (at least ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Nevada Senator Given Legislative Immunity from Ethics Commission Jurisdiction
... a prelimary injunction (it's broken into two searchable PDF files, 1 and 2 ), the senator's petition for judicial review , and ... is more political (and more unacceptable to the public) than independent oversight. Most of the purposes for which the Speech ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Fire, Smoke, and Snowballs
... to put government ethics in the larger context of the use of public office for private purposes that does not involve a financial benefit ... Rosenfeld spent thirty years getting hold of FBI files on its surveillance of the University of California at Berkeley, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments
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Stamford Official's Attempt to Prevent Government Employees from Filing Ethics Complaints Is Nipped in the Bud
... 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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Why Local Party Leaders Should Be Part of a Local Ethics Program
... Until the sexual harassment allegations became public, Vito Lopez held two political positions: member of the New York ... develop affordable housing in Brooklyn, Lopez secured vacant sites for the RBSCC, making it almost impossible for anyone else to ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Very Problematic Fort Worth Ethics Reform Proposals
... result is what Gorman calls a "get-out-of-jail-free card for public officials." An official asks the city attorney whether he can help his ... get a zoning permit. The city attorney says he can. Someone files a complaint, and the official has the defense that he followed the city ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Very Short Rant on Financial Disclosure and Ethics Self-Regulation
... doesn't work, but it's rare for it to happen in so public a way as occurred yesterday. According to an article in Roll Call , ... a businessperson or professional who knows how to keep files and how to work with an accountant. If they can't even be honest about ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A City Where "We Don't Want Nobody Nobody Sent"
... decision, all of these interests take precedence over the public interest. And yet patronage is also the most commonly practiced, and ... ratings, the rigging of test scores, and the destruction of files (the shredding business thrives on identity theft and ethics laws). And, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
