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1. An IG-Compliance Battle in Chicago

   ... of Compliance, and the Board of Ethics -- you are asking for trouble. You are especially asking for trouble when one or more of the agencies is directly responsible to one or more ...

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

2. The Enforcement of Ethics Laws Against Local Government Legislators

   ... enforcement. Helstoski and Brewster involve the content and motive of the legislative act, and would require the presentation ... and that no party or view should in any way prevent the free exercise of a legislator's powers. This argument is more difficult to ...

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

3. Independent Agencies Without Ethics Oversight Can Mean Disaster

   ... special exception for them. Back in 2009, when the Detroit Free Press started exposing problems with the pension funds, there was a ... years later, according to a March article in the Detroit Free Press , the attorney was indicted for taking gifts from those having ...

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

4. A Miscellany

   ... Programs A city without an ethics program is asking for trouble. State College, PA, home of Penn State University, has had enough trouble lately. It doesn't need a government run by people who don't understand ...

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

5. Does the Constitution Truly Require Pay-to-Play? The New Campaign Finance Lawsuit in New York City

   ... Bopp, Jr, general counsel of the James Madison Center for Free Speech , who brought down Vermont’s public campaign financing program ... by those who do business with the city not only violate the free speech and equal protection clauses of the U.S. Constitution, but they ...

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

6. Removal of Local Government Officials by the Governor - The Detroit Situation

   ... required by statute. According to the Detroit Free Press (the article contains links to other articles on the topic, as ... live on www.freep.com ). According to the Free Press article, the mayor's general counsel argues that the hearing ...

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

7. Second Round of Chicago Ethics Reforms IV - The Failures

   ... Right now we're focused on catching the bad apples, not cleaning up the barrel. Below are links to my other blog posts on the ...

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

8. The Intoxication of Gifts and Fellowship

   ... games, Jimmy Buffett concerts, and NASCAR races. He provided free liquor and discounted food to campaign events. He provided free ... $200). What did the liquor distributor get for all his trouble? "Every piece of legislation in the last decade that Tigani either ...

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

9. The First Government Ethics App Is Here!

   ... Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) has a free smartphone app called Gift Tracker (first for Android, and soon for ...

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

10. Henry Adams on Government Ethics

    ... portrayal of post-Civil War Washington. It's available free from Project Gutenberg , in six e-book formats. The climax of the ...

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

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