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1. Passing or Improving Ethics Codes: Problems and Solutions

   ... State ethics codes in Connecticut and Wisconsin (and probably elsewhere) have recently run into a serious problem ... failing in a law is a sign of what the head of Common Cause Wisconsin, in a recent press release calls "sham reform." Knowing that a ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-01-23 11:35 - 1 comment

2. Irresponsible Handling of a Possible Conflict by Four Local Government Officials

   ... with irresponsibly. One of these situations, in Wausau, Wisconsin, made it to court, and a decision this week by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin sets the facts out ...

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

3. How to Paint Yourself into a Corner By Not Responsibly Handling Your Conflict Right Up Front

   ... I wrote a blog post about a situation in La Crosse , Wisconsin where the mayor brought his father, who runs a refuse business, to ... The attorney concluded that the mayor violated one of the Wisconsin conflict of interest statutes, and three provisions of the La Crosse ...

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

4. Truth Is Too Slippery, and Too Precious, A Thing to Enforce

   ... an example of what can happen when lying is prohibited. In Wisconsin, according to an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , ... the constitution on the side of crafty misrepresentation. Wisconsin will be worse off than if no complaint had been brought. For ...

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

5. Professional Proselytizing As Political Activity

   ... political activity situation out of La Crosse County, Wisconsin. According to an article in the La Crosse Tribune last week , ...

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

6. Soliciting Funds for a Conference and an Arts Center

   ... are some interesting ethics issues being raised in Madison, Wisconsin. The mayor of Madison was asked to co-chair a committee that ...

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

7. Leadership and Trust as Obstacles to Regional and Merged Services and Governments

   ... Or at least that's how I read a new report from Wisconsin's Local Government Institute called A Roadmap for Government ...

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

8. Superior Handling of a Conflict Matter

   ... the proper handling of a conflict situation in Superior, Wisconsin. I suppose when you live in a town with this name, your aspirations ...

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

9. Cleaning Up a Political Culture - Don't Necessarily Do the First Things That Come to Mind

   ... state contracts, including lobbyist activities, using Wisconsin as an example. This would be valuable. The Globe calls for ...

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

10. Privatization and Transparency

    ... are public records. Minn Stat § 13.05 subd 11 . Wisconsin law requires government bodies to make their contractors’ records ...

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

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