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1. Designated Ethics Aides

   ... hitter was a lousy idea (yes, I'm a National Leaguer). How about a designated ethics aide? A staff member assigned by a local ... and ask the ethics officer for advice when it's not clear how to responsibly handle the situation, will have no hesitation speaking up. ... it" in the same voice as an official might say, "No one can buy me." A legislator or agency head who, without being ...

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

2. An Ethics Officer Worth Emulating

   ... to run it as an example of what an ethics officer can do and how the word about the value of an ethics officer's work can get out through ... ruling, which carefully parsed whether a politician could buy a poker party at a charity auction if he had previously voted on a rezoning ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2013-01-17 08:58 - 0 comments

3. The Language of "Influence"

   ... had no influence on them. That is what everyone says. It is how we all see ourselves. No one can buy us, no one can influence us, we make decisions without respect to our ...

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

4. Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices and Campaign Contribution Conflicts

   Body:  "You can buy Supreme Court races" under the current system, said Rep. Pedro Colón ... Fortunately, the Wisconsin legislature recognized how horrible this was. Days later, the legislature passed a public financing ...

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

5. Winter Reading: Switch I - Situational Forces

   ... material in Chip and Dan Heath's book Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard (Crown, 2010). Change has proved ... book for government ethics is its authors' recognition of how important situational factors are to how people act. "What looks like a ...

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

6. Self-Serving Ethics

   ... improperly using his office to steer village businesses to buy insurance from an agency that paid him kickbacks." Acting village ...

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

7. Local Official Involvement in Shadow Banking

   ... when individuals who could not get loans but wanted to buy properties talked to their friends, who introduced them to their friends, ...

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

8. A Limit on the Use of the Legislative Immunity Defense

   ... he made in his role as president judge." The court didn't buy the argument: "It does not appear that Conahan had the type of general ...

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

9. Intimidation — The Worst Offense in Government Ethics

   ... in their local government, things no amount of money can buy. And yet it is the rare ethics complaint or arrest that primarily involves ...

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

10. Don't Underestimate the Effects of Conflicts of Interest

    ... examination of the instruments. People and institutions buy risky bonds and instruments based on ratings that say the risk is low. And ...

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

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