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1. It Should Come As No Surprise When Government Counsel Advises the Individual (Joseph Bruno) Rather Than the Office

   ... is sadly not surprising. According to an Associated Press article yesterday, former senate legal counsel told Bruno ... business with the state. According to a New York Daily News article , the judge said of the hand-delivery advice, "That's the ...

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

2. A News Miscellany

   ... Massachusetts, according to an article in the Milford Daily News , a town meeting moderator whose firm was also town attorney ... for an alleged conflict of interest even though there is an ethics board for the school system. And the conflict itself is questionable. A ...

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

3. Thumbs Up and Down Today

   ... an editorial in today's Charlottesville Daily Progress , this House committee greatly improved a Senate bill ... a conflict of interest, counsel suggested asking the Florida Ethics Commission. The tourist authority chair responded by saying he would ...

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

4. Officials Accepting Tickets to Events Where They Have a Ceremonial Function

   ... is one of those terms that is found in many local government ethics codes (but not the City Ethics Model Code ). However, it is rarely ... Angeles, according to an article in Sunday's Los Angeles Daily News . In a city with one of the best and most complete ethics codes ...

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

5. Creating and Denying Conflicts of Interest in Harlingen, Texas

   Body:  In researching a recent ethics complaint in Harlingen, Texas (pop. 67,000), I came across some disturbing ethics matters. The most disturbing can be seen from the minutes of the city ... page by page in several non-searchable PDFs, without the 2007 amendment , and it can't be found in a search of the city website). ...

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

6. Louisiana Legislators Sue Ethics Board - Including Dialogue with One of the Legislators

   ... shall curtail or restrain the freedom of speech or of the press. Every person may speak, write, and publish his sentiments on any ... Council of Louisiana released its Ethics Reform Agenda for 2007 , calling for tighter ethics provisions for state and municipal ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-03-29 08:24 - 5 comments

7. A New Proposal for a Pennsylvania Public Integrity Commission with Jurisdiction Over Local Government Officials

   ... of government. According to the principal sponsors' press release , the new commission would have members nominated by a committee ... According to an article in today's Philadelphia Daily News , the legislation has already received the support of Common ...

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

8. The Political Use of Ethics Complaints, and the Manipulation of the Press

   ... columnist Jason Embry this week on the political use of ethics complaints. The instances of abuse of the ethics process is what has led ... and for the state ethics commission to send out a stock press release stating that the matter had been dismissed on account of the ...

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

9. Three Recusal Case Studies

   ... According to an article in  Inland Valley (CA) Daily Bulletin , this apparently was the situation with a school board ... verified) says: Tue, 2009-06-16 11:30 Permalink ...

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

10. Press: Jacksonville Times Union

    Ethics office budget stirs city turmoil Confusion over an increase has ... Mayor John Peyton's proposed budget, it looked like the city ethics office stood to receive a 70 percent boost. Photo: BRUCE ... Story Topics:  In the news Press for Carla Miller ...

    donmc - 2015-05-15 14:15

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