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Waivers and Exclusions
... Baltimore considers sufficient (one of either (1)-(4) plus (5)): (1) the action would constitute an unreasonable invasion of ... availability of qualified people for public service; (5) the particular exemption would not be contrary to the purposes of this ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 09:11 - 0 comments
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Fundraising for a Political Convention: Pay to Play, Transparency, and a Blind Spot
... Bernstein. The politician with the big blind spot (he's 6' 5") is New York City mayor Bill de Blasio. And what he's raising millions of ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Miscellany
... happened in 1956 and 1965. The kickback amount went up from $5 to $10 to a whopping $300 in 2010. There are allegations that more was going ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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New Wayne County, MI Ethics Code Falls Short
Body: On April 5, the county commission in Wayne County, MI (which includes Detroit) passed a ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Lobbying Subject Disclosure
... are not adequate, for several reasons. First, Section 5(b)(2)(A) of the LDA requires disclosure of “specific issues upon which a ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Hatch Act's Restrictions on Running for Local Government Office
... The statute is known as the Hatch Act of 1939 (Title 5, Subchapter III), originally known as An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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An Occasion for Compassion and Respect
... his gender, and, one week later, the city commission's vote (5 to 2) to put him on paid leave and begin the process of firing him. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Ethics Programs Protect Good Faith Complainants
... of an ethics proceeding. This is what one can read from a $5 million suit filed by a former town attorney against the town of Victor, NY ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Quote of the Day
... for the city, and then left to join a firm that won a $5 million contract with the city. This mayor needs a little ethics training. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2013-01-05 10:19 - 0 comments
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Human Rights Watch Report on the Effects of Probation Company Conflicts
... The principal conflict situation is well described on page 5 of the report: [M]any courts delegate the task of determining whether an ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
