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  1. Hartford Mayor Says the Right Things Upon News of His Arrest

    ... he paid the contractor $20,000, the state is alleging that documents were fabricated and that the transaction was actually a bribe. ... Attachment Size courant oped 012709.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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

  2. A Miscellany

    ... of the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) in producing documents as part of a federal investigation. The possible conflict seems ... duty of loyalty." This is an excellent statement. However, I'm not sure that this conflict merited resignation. It's even questionable ...

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

  3. Alert: Government Ethics Will Not Make Politicians Honest

    ... has been indicted on federal charges that he falsified documents to get mortgages and an auto loan worth more than $1.5 million. This ...

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

  4. Conference Attachments...

    ... listing conferences at which we promised to put up certain documents for later access. National League of Cities - RISC - May 2007 ...

    donmc - 2015-05-15 14:26

  5. Nonviolence and Government Ethics IV – Moral Courage

    ... conflicts. Too often, the public (and especially the news media) sees courage as the courage to take officials on. And officials too ... dangers include everything from unpopularity to verbal and media attack, being fired or kept back from promotion, losing party support or ...

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

  6. The Obligations of a Local Government Attorney

    ... even gave me the big lie in this area: that information and documents which might be litigated may be kept secret. The problem with this ...

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

  7. First Round of Changes to Model Code Project

    ... abstract, because information usually comes in the form of documents, paper or electronic, but not as concrete as a city truck. Too often, ...

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

  8. Chicago: Legislative IG and Mayoral Travel

    ... IG] investigations. Some refuse to provide information or documents based on proper requests, while others fail to appear or answer ... Size Chic Leg IG Letter 082214.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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

  9. Full Text of Model Ethics Code

    ... on the city's informal oversight resources (citizen and media), since such gifts would be out of the jurisdiction of official boards. ... through the hotline, by referral, in the public news media, or otherwise that a violation of this code may exist, and prepare a ...

    donmc - 2015-08-18 14:41 - 0 comments

  10. Should an Unaccountable Former Officeholder Retain Power over Public Information? - Personal vs. Public Interest

    ... order. But the argument has been about access to government documents, ignoring the issue of who is the holder of executive and ... checked by a court. Simply repealing the Executive Order (I'm assuming this can be done) and reinstating the earlier Executive Order seems ...

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

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