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Louisiana Legislators Sue Ethics Board - Including Dialogue with One of the Legislators
... conflicting obligations should want to have a good excuse not to vote. Why? Because no one should be put in the position, for example, of ... does not apply to Rep. Arnold's situation. It is not the content of the legislator's speech that ethics laws are concerned with (and ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-03-29 08:24 - 5 comments
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Bellevue Council Can't Get a Grip on an Ethics Investigation
... When there is no formal process for dealing with a council member's conflict of interest, and the council handles the matter ... member had a possible conflict of interest that he had not disclosed (see a blog post from a year ago ), there was no process to ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Louisville Council Member Digs In As EC Decision Leads to Removal Proceedings
... On Friday, the Louisville ethics commission found that a council member intentionally violated several ethics provisions. This was its ... a grant for a pet project of hers, which she and her husband not only took over, but also used to give positions to ten family members, some ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Council Fiefdoms and Unethical Behavior
... a recent scandal (one aspect of the charges against a former council member was that he approved zoning to low-income housing developers who ... that every zoning case have the signatures of three council members before it goes to the full council. The former mayor said, "You ... which was actually forced on Dallas, not a choice, according to another Morning News article . District ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Slapping Down a Council Colleague with a Self-Regulated Ethics Program
... of an ethics violation in order to stop her criticism of council actions (that is, by SLAPPers against someone they themselves SLAPPed). ... their criticism or opposition." The goal of the SLAPPer is not to win the suit, but to prevent speech or action. In ethics cases, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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How ECs Can Preserve Their Full Allotment of Members
... responsibility it is to select board members, has chosen not to participate in the program. Whatever the reason for the mayor's failure ... my blog post on this process ). If the mayor or council fails to appoint someone from the pool within thirty days of a seat ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Maryland Prosecutor Concedes Council Members' Legislative Immunity in Non-Criminal Ethics Proceedings
... gets confused with official immunity, applies only to civil, not to criminal cases. Isn't it nice of the prosecutor to concede an ... when, due to institutional waiver by the Baltimore council, what he conceded would not even be true with respect to Baltimore's ...
Robert Wechsler - 2009-05-28 11:48 - 0 comments
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Proximity to Property and the Appointment of Zoning Board Members
... in The Record this week , a Clifton, New Jersey council member is being accused of dealing irresponsibly with a conflict by participating in a discussion about, although not voting on, the reappointment of two members of the city's zoning board. The ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Top 10 Ethics Issues for 2006
... of those who cast ballots using the machines ' are shown as not voting for either candidate - this being the most hotly contested race on ... of 100 rising stars by the centrist Democratic Leadership Council. In 2000, he addressed the Democratic National Convention in Los ...
steiner - 2015-05-15 13:23 - 0 comments
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Council Earmarks Create a Serious Conflict of Interest Situation
... can be seen in what has come out regarding the New York City Council. I recently wrote about the transparency aspect of the Council’s hidden earmarks. But even if they are not hidden behind gifts to fictitious organizations, there is a serious ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
