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  1. D.C. Ethics Board's Opinion Needs a Rewrite

    Body:  The first opinion of the District of Columbia's Board of Ethics and Government ... ethics. The matter involves a council member, Jim Graham, who sat on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) ... Attachment Size graham opinion 0213.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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

  2. Chicago Ethics Task Force Files First Report

    Body:  The...

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

  3. Other ethics related resources on the web

    Sites Focusing on Ethics in Public Service and Character Education ...

    donmc - 2023-08-02 14:37

  4. A Responsible Act of Non-Denial in San Diego, a Den of Denial

    ... CCDC had supported -- the one that [CCDC president] Graham had now put her mark on -- or he could put it on hold, if not scuttle ... the next phase: what else could be in trouble because of Graham. ... As the leader of CCDC, Graham touched everything -- directed all. ...

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

  5. D.C. Ethics Board's Flawed Recommendations for Reform

    ... pressure to look tough, and decisions like the one in the Graham case . Procurement The ethics board appears inclined to seek ... Size D.C. EC recommendations 0413.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Misuse of Government Website Bios for Business Purposes

    ... and Internet law.   Appointed by Governor Bob Graham in 1979, he served eight (8) years on the Florida Public Service ...

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

  9. 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

  10. 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

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