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A Controversial Indianapolis Board Appointment: Perception and the Dilemma Between Competence and Conflicts of Interest
... he counsels state officials, county officials, and mayors on various aspects of bond financing issues and also assists them with many ... the Pacers. • Bar Grand's access to the firm's files on the Pacers. • Bar access by firm attorneys to any materials ...
Robert Wechsler - 2008-02-04 11:06 - 0 comments
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Local Government Ethics Programs in a Nutshell
... at no cost, in multiple formats, so that it can be read on a computer, e-reader, tablet, or cellphone. Select your preferred ... judiciary have formal judicial disciplinary processes. One files a formal complaint with a judicial commission. That's the only advice I ...
Robert Wechsler - 2015-04-20 12:05 - 3 comments
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Full Text of Model Ethics Code
... determination (see 216 ). If the Ethics Commission files a determination in the matter after the 109 suit has been filed, the ... some states (and at least one city) make settlement the default or preferred approach. Arkansas’ code requires a written Offer of ...
donmc - 2015-08-18 14:41 - 0 comments
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Chinese Walls or Chinese Screens?
... a Congressional Office To simplify things, I will focus on the November 2009 Office of Congressional Ethics report on Rep. ... a congressional representative does not need to look at FEC files to find out which firms have given him what amounts of contributions? All ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Some Excellent Lobbying Reforms in NYC
... made in Local Law 129 (attached; see below), are based on recommendations made by a special reform task force, the NYC Lobbying ... into the lobbying program by requiring, "before a lobbyist files a statement of registration [that] the lobbyist and its client shall ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Nepotism: Definition, Exceptions, Waiver
... to define it somewhere in the middle. An article on the website of The Lens (a nonprofit newsroom in New Orleans) detailed the ... based even on public, reliable evidence. Until someone files a complaint, this matter will exist only online. Robert Wechsler ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Who Should Pay for Attorney's Fees in Ethics Proceedings?
... the complaint against him was dismissed relatively early on. It is hard to believe that most of these fees were necessary. The board of ... word "reasonable" before "attorney's fees." If an official files countercomplaints and court suits, as the Stamford board of finance ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Winter Reading: Switch VII - Self-Evaluation and Identity
... According to Switch, James March, author of Primer on Decision Making (Free Press, 2009), says that we rely on two basic ... It's valuable to ask oneself, "What does someone who files late 'feel'?" Since officials probably don't feel anything (except, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Politicization of Montana's Political Practices Commissioner
... but not in this matter. According to an article on the Rivalli Republic website , "when conflicts arise, Hensley intends ... soon after the commissioner was named: [A]nyone who files a complaint who does not come from Hensley’s political side of the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Miscellany
... Subpoena Power According to an article yesterday on the WFPL website , the Louisville ethics commission has been trying ... in Democratic Action is giving the council 90 days before it files a suit. The ethics program is likely to be lacking in disclosure. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
