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Report on Preferential Treatment Accusations Regarding Seattle Mayor
... Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission has published its report on the infamous Seattle snow scandal of last winter. There were ... treatment is one of the thorniest of all ethics issues, as I explained in a recent blog post . It is especially thorny when the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2009-06-19 07:04 - 0 comments
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Report on Loopholes and End Runs Around Campaign Finance Laws from Center for Governmental Studies
Body: End runs around ethics and campaign finance laws are one of my favorite topics to write about. ... Governmental Studies in California has just published a report on this very topic (although focused on the campaign finance side), ... fundraising, and reimbursed travel. Although the report is 52 pages long, it's not at all daunting, because most of it consists ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Blagojevich's Realtor Wife and Lobbyist Tipper
Body: I was in Chicago for the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws annual conference for a week, which is why I haven't been blogging ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments
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An Important Court Decision on Limiting and Banning Campaign Contributions from Restricted Sources
... Contribution limits are an important part of government ethics, because contributions from those doing business with local ... and immediate family members, is well summarized in the Second Circuit's decision in Green Party v. Garfield (July 13, 2010). ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Human Rights Watch Report on the Effects of Probation Company Conflicts
... Human Rights Watch has just published a harrowing report entitled " Profiting from Probation ," which shows how the ... on page 5 of the report: [M]any courts delegate the task of determining whether an offender possesses the financial means to pay ... their money." This can be harmful to the community. I agree with the report's conclusion that, "probation companies should have no ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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An Ethics Board Chair Who Should Not Have Been on the Board Refuses to Discuss His Own Conflict
... of the newly elected assessor, Joseph Berrios, by WGN-TV, Chicago magazine and the Better Government Association (BGA), one of ... lawyer is somehow involved in county affairs. This is the second most populous county in the United States. Few lawyers there have ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Gwinnett County Ethics Reform II - Recommendations by the Vinson Institute and the Grand Jury
Body: In this second of three blog posts on ethics reform in Gwinnett County, Georgia, I will look at recommendations for ethics reform made by a grand jury in its October 2010 report , and by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Ethical Governance Day in Miami-Dade County
Body: The Miami-Dade County ethics commission has been a leader in reaching out to the community. In 2011, it co-sponsored a local government ethics conference , which attracted people from all over Florida. In 2012, it ... EC's executive director, Joseph Centorino. This year the second Ethical Governance Day will be held on Tuesday, October 22. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Cook County Ethics Reform Proposal
... Body: According to an article in yesterday's Chicago Daily Observer , Cook County commissioner Tony Peraica has ... warpath. He even has a website Reform Cook County . I wonder what odds the Chicago bookies are giving these reforms. Robert ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Louisiana Legislators Sue Ethics Board - Including Dialogue with One of the Legislators
... directly attacked our nation's democracy. Rep. Arnold's second paragraph is disingenuous. If a court finds that legislators may ... does not apply to Rep. Arnold's situation. It is not the content of the legislator's speech that ethics laws are concerned with (and ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-03-29 08:24 - 5 comments
