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1. A New Twist on Charity Abuse by Politicians

   ... charities, and how they allow lobbyists and others to get around limits on campaign contributions. But an article in today's New ... to call in a few chits. The mayor wants to get rid of the term limits law so he can run for a third term, and who better than respected ...

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

2. D.C. Council Inappropriately Overrides EC Advisory Opinion

   ... illustrative scenarios, the opinion essentially defined the term "usual and customary constituent services," which is an exception to the ... in the council's code of conduct. The opinion was made in response to a matter that had arisen with respect to a particular council ...

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

3. State-Mandated Ethics Reform and Political Culture

   ... pushed particularly by local government officials is to have the state mandate local ethics codes, but let local governments decide ... compliance, because there was no oversight regarding the content of the compliance. Four types of ethics provision were required, ...

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

4. Soft Landings and Other Revolving Door Matters

   ... a group that often argues that ethics laws should not apply to them (in fact, in Pennsylvania, someone said, revolving door laws cannot be ... explosion of government ethics laws. One term that used by someone on the panel was new to me: "soft landing." In ...

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

5. A Minneapolis Study of Conflicts on Development-Related Boards

   ... of the Study The centerpiece of the report is on page 7:  a table showing three relevant conflict of interest rules from 13 selected ... at only one issue that might prevent such conflicts:  term limits. It finds that term limits do not reduce the number of conflicts, ...

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

6. Problems with Ethics Provisions That Go Beyond Conflicts of Interest Issues

   Body:  Update (9/30/09) I tend to focus a lot on weaknesses of ethics codes, but sometimes ethics codes go too ... code, and that the other four commissioners "seem content to sweep this embarrassment under the rug.: In support of his position, ...

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

7. How ECs Can Preserve Their Full Allotment of Members

   ... the city's mayoral election), no longer has enough members to hold an official meeting. The seven-member board has three members, and it ... But it is not that unusual for an ethics commission, through term endings and resignations, to drop below the number required to hold a ...

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

8. Public Servants and Free Speech

   ... as “personal . . . and political activities,” “attempt to influence,” “interest,” or “grant” (as a verb, as in give). These ... (on p. 16) cites the Turner Broadcasting case, saying that "'content neutral laws impact First Amendment rights incidentally," Turner ...

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

9. The Philadelphia Ethics Board's Proposed Gift Regulation

   ... to influence." De Minimis Exception The first term is effectively a de minimis exception to the gift ban. That is, gifts of ... official hires a restricted source to do construction on her house, she may pay "the full value" or "consideration of equal or greater ...

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

10. Who Is a Local Government Attorney's Client? -- A Conflict of Interest Question

    ... New York Times reported that for six months the White House refused to open an e-mail from the Environmental Protection Agency, a ... too often treat the public interest as something about content (e.g., for or against the control of greenhouse gases), when it is ...

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

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