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News & Commentary June 12, 2014

The Costs of Corruption

According to an article this week in Governing magazine, a report in Public Administration Review found that "more corrupt states tended to spend money on construction, highways, and police protection programs, which provide more opportunity for corrupt officials to use public money for their own g…
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News & Commentary October 29, 2008

Our Nation's Trust Deficit

The federal government's trust deficit today is in worse shape than our federal budget and current account deficits. Government leaders better jump on the government ethics bandwagon quick, or there could be a serious trust crisis. Here's the latest new from the Harris Polls: Four in five adult Ame…
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News & Commentary August 17, 2008

Success Stories

2006-06-21  New York Times Article: "At Ethics Camp, Not-So-Tall Tales From the Dark Side" 2006-06-21  Christian Science Monitor Article "Boot camp for city officials teaches 'a culture of ethics'" 2006-05-19  Providence RI-Letter from Providence City Council President "I am sure you already know w…
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