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  1. Chicago Ethics Task Force Files First Report

    Body:  The Chicago Ethics Reform Task Force report was published yesterday . Well, at least Part 1 was published. As ...

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

  2. Other ethics related resources on the web

    Sites Focusing on Ethics in Public Service and Character Education ... the executive branch to prevent conflicts of interest on the part of Government employees, and to resolve those conflicts of interest that ...

    donmc - 2023-08-02 14:37

  3. The Appropriateness of Business and Union Gifts to Government

    ... County, home of Indianapolis. Democrats favor two satellite sites for early voting (in addition to the City-County Building), but the ... auto workers union offer $50,000 to pay for the satellite sites. I oppose the acceptance of gifts to local governments from ...

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

  4. State Ethics Mandates for Local Governments

    ... and Cass R. Sunstein (2008), which argues skillfully for default options, since people are lazy or, in this situation, it's in their self-interest to do nothing? A state could require a default ethics program that would take effect by the end of the following year, ...

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

  5. Penalizing Ethics Proceeding Transparency

    ... is an essential part of government ethics, it should be the default position. In other words, unless there are very serious reasons to ... rights also need to be taken into account. When someone files a complaint, there has to be a serious reason to limit his right to speak ...

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

  6. Font Sizes - a test...

    Body:  Heading level 1 Heading level 2 Heading level 3 Heading level 4 Heading level 5 Heading ... </ul> Makes a bulleted list using the default bullet type: text text text <ul   ...

    donmc - 2012-07-26 17:40

  7. Settlement Agreements

    ... some states (and at least one city) make settlement the default or preferred approach. Arkansas’ code requires a written Offer of ...

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

  8. Best Practices from the Book "Local Government Ethics Programs"

    ... in the government. 3. Transparency as the default position of the ethics program, with respect to advice, disclosure, and ... at least one additional alternate member. 3. An annual report of the ethics commission, including recommendations to the local ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2013-06-20 08:35 - 0 comments

  9. The Economic Crisis - Public vs. Private Interests Once Again

    ... It means the public sector must come back not just in the default mode when the private sector fails, but actively and constructively so ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2008-09-23 07:49 - 0 comments

  10. The Don't Ask, Don't Tell Approach to Ethics

    ... in the public interest. Don’t ask, don’t tell is the default setting for municipal ethics. And it’s the worst conflict of interest ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2008-04-20 09:13 - 0 comments

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