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1. Two Perspectives on Gift-Giving

   Body:  I'm back from the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL) conference, and I will be sharing some valuable information ... where companies and officials can safely say No, and report companies and officials who offer or demand something they know is ...

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

2. Local Government EC Director Shows How It's Done

   ... in how to handle such difficult matters. (Disclosure: I know and have a lot of respect for both of the individuals in this matter.) ... and are concerned that they broke a rule, they should report it and deal with the consequences. It's in their best interest in ...

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

3. Blind Spots II — Motivated Blindness

   ... It is generally assumed that this bias is intentional. But I agree with the authors that often it is not conscious at all. This is why it ... who give or prepare ethics advice should be appointed by and report only to an ethics commission. This removes the organizational loyalty, ...

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

4. Officials Requesting Police Investigations of Political Opponents: A Serious Misuse of Office

   ... being told no, police officers should be required to report them to the local or state ethics commission. And city attorneys, asked by officials to pay off those ...

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

5. City Attorney Investigates Memphis Mayor for Possible Ethics Violation

   Body:  As I wrote in a blog entry nearly two years ago, Memphis has broken records in ... One result of the many convictions in Memphis was a new ethics ordinance in 2007 (not directly accessible via the city website search ... the Board of Ethics. His role is as follows: Issue a report including a copy of the complaint, concluding whether the facts alleged ...

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

6. A Restricted Source Involved in a Preferential Arrest and a Questionable Third-Party Candidacy

   ... that affect the restricted source. 2. Officials who report to an elected official, as the police commissioner does to the county ... to help another candidate win, the government's election or ethics commission or, if there is none or they do not act, a good government ...

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

7. A Miscellany

   ... for the food themselves. Officials should stop calling ethics provisions stupid and instead start acting like the problem solvers they ... could be protected by never presenting the investigative report, just letting it languish to avoid the conclusion." Of course, it could ...

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

8. The Poor State of Local Government Ethics in the Albany Area

   ... said that he has worked for the city for six years and "I don't see anything that shows me [the ethics board has] existed since I've ... State Bar Association made better recommendations in a 2011 report (see my blog post on this ). Both have been ignored by the ...

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

9. Local Governments and Guantanamo Bay

   Body:  Tomorrow, I am going to Guantanamo Bay. To get there, I have to drive through Guantanamo ... that local and state governments should not be forced to report deaths in their prisons and jails. Well, Sen. Coburn, then why ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

10. Setback for Municipal Campaign Finance Reform

    ... efforts at campaign finance reform (CFR). CFR is a municipal ethics issue, because the justification for campaign spending and contribution ... reports, the original 1998 Local Campaign Finance Reform report, which former Senator Bill Bradley originated (a summary can be found ...

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

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