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1. A New Government Ethics Report from a New Florida Organization

   ... Integrity Florida recently published an undated report , which makes useful recommendations for ethics reform at the state ... have Integrity Florida focusing on government ethics issues, I hope it will consider taking a different approach to government ethics. I ...

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

2. The Spitzer Report and the Need for Clearer Boundaries Between Public and Private Work

   ... New York State Commission on Public Integrity released a report yesterday on the allegations relating to the Spitzer ... in attacks on perceived enemies, as in this case. The second issue is the use by politicians of government lawyers for personal or ...

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

3. Broward County IG Report on Countywide Ethics Program

   ... interesting to see how the Broward League of Cities' ethics task force responds to the report (the League has promised such a response), ...

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

4. 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 ... waiver. A 2007 Congressional Research Service report on recent developments in Speech or Debate Clause law has a good list ...

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

5. A New Report on the Ethics Programs of Florida Counties

   ... the new good government group Integrity Florida released a report entitled "Florida Counties Bridge the Ethics Policy Gap" , which ... commissions, inspector generals, and ethics "point persons" (I wish it was made more clear how many counties had an independent office or ...

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

6. An Audit Report on the Palm Beach County EC

   Body:  In an April 2013 blog post , I wrote about the problems surrounding a Florida state senator's request for a state audit of Palm Beach County's EC. That report, drafted by the state legislature's Office of Program Policy Analysis ...

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

7. The Next Stage in the Baltimore Legislative Immunity Case

   ... to the grand jury that, as careful as he was to limit the content, could be considered, in a stretch, to be related to legislative ... Immunity Decision Dixon's Memorandum in Support of Her Second Motion to Dismiss Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, ...

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

8. A New Report and New Book on State and Federal Ethical Misconduct

   ... The Privatization of Economic Development A fascinating report has just been published by Good Jobs First , entitled " ... especially self-dealing. Extortion A government ethics book is big news this week. It is Peter Schweizer's Extortion: How ... part, government ethics ignores the distinction. This is, I think, the best approach. Robert Wechsler Director of ...

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

9. A New State Integrity Index Report

   ... laws. As far as it goes, this is an excellent report. It sets forth best practices and shows how each state has fallen short. ... My problem with this approach, just as with the report I did for Common Cause Connecticut back in 2004, when I graded the conflicts ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 4 comments

10. A Miscellany

    Body:  Targeting Ethics Reform In May, I wrote a blog post about ethics reforms proposed ... Lo and behold, according to an article in the Chicago Tribune this week , these reforms passed the Board's finance ...

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

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