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  1. EC Independence and Initiative in Kentucky

    ... Lexington Herald-Leader took an unflattering look at Kentucky's legislative ethics commission. As in New York State, a central ... scandals and say, 'Well, nobody swore out a complaint to us.'" Both Mackey and most of the commissioners resigned when the ethics ...

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

  2. Regional Ethics Commissions via Interlocal Cooperation Agreements

    ... three regional and ten county-cities ethics commissions in Kentucky, all formed by interlocal cooperation agreements (see p. 24 of a 2000 auditor's report on ethics programs in Kentucky ). These were created pursuant to a statute that allows for the use ...

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

  3. Holding Local Government Associations Accountable

    ... came out last year via state auditor reports on the Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) and the Kentucky League of Cities (KLC). According to the press release on ...

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

  4. Non-Substantive Considerations for Dismissing Ethics Complaints

    ... on complainants? I ask this question after reading a Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting article from yesterday that shows ...

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

  5. EC Members Should Respond Constructively, Not Destructively to Criticism of the EC

    ... executive director. The actions of one member of Kentucky's state legislative ethics commission has undermined the public's ...

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

  6. Additional Reading on Speech or Debate Clause Issues

    ... issues are discussed in terms of state legislators (and usually state constitutions), even though the federal Speech or Debate Clause ... the opinion considers federal cases, as well. A 1996 Kentucky Ethics Commission decision considering what are and are not ...

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

  7. State-Mandated Ethics Reform and Political Culture

    ... on by the cities. A few years ago, three University of Kentucky professors, Richard C. Fording, Penny M. Miller, and Dana J. Patton, looked at what happened in Kentucky when the state mandated ethics codes in Kentucky local governments. ...

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

  8. The Enforcement of Ethics Laws Against Local Government Legislators

    ... better known as the Speech or Debate Clause in the U.S. Constitution, prevents an independent ethics board from making decisions ... the opinion considers federal cases, as well. A 1996 Kentucky Ethics Commission decision considering what are and are not ...

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

  9. Taking Responsibility for COGEL Awards

    ... period of time." As the executive director of the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission since 1997, Judge Wilhoit has certainly ... the Judicial Retirement and Removal Commission, and the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, the House and Senate decided that they ...

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

  10. The Latest on Placement Agents

    ... dollars for getting contracts for his clients with the Kentucky Retirement System, before the state took action to prevent this sort ... with no track record. How does this system work? In Kentucky, according to the article, as in many local pension boards, the board ...

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

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