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1. Abramoff on Lobbying, Gifts, and Campaign Contributions

   ... lobbyists. We should tell them, "Go home! Don't hang around Washington!" That certainly wouldn't be enough, but it's not a bad idea. ...

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

2. The Revolving Door and the Appearance of Impropriety

   ... in Alaska. One of its lobbyists, lawyer Tom Roberts of Washington, D.C., was chief counsel and legislative director for Murkowski from ...

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

3. Summer Reading: Judith Shklar's "The Faces of Injustice"

   ... In a Huffington Post post this week, Trinity Washington University president Patricia McGuire says much the same ... which is amazingly similar to what psychologists are telling us today (see the section of my book Local Government Ethics Programs on ...

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

4. A Judicial Decision Involving the Language of "Interest" and Non-Financial Benefits

   ... here involved the supervisors being board members of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), a position that also ...

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

5. Misuse of Consent Agendas

   ... around the disclosure of conflicts (and, as Dallas showed us in 2011, to amend ethics provisions without a discussion (see my blog post ... of the authority that began with the infamous George Washington Bridge lane closures, a special oversight committee was created. A ...

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

6. Wise Words on the Importance of Neutral Ethics Advice

   ... appreciates and understands the "fishbowl" mentality of Washington, D.C. By answering ethics questions from a purely legal ...

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

7. Summer Reading: Corruption and American Politics V - Ethical Leadership and Lobbyist-Campaign Consultants

   ... Reciprocity In his essay "Corruption and Scandal in Washington: Have Lobbying and Ethics Reform Made a Difference?" James Thurber, ...

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

8. Constituent Services and Preferential Treatment Provisions

   ... something which the council member acknowledged to the Washington Post editorial board, according to an editorial on Sunday . ...

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

9. How to Deal Responsibly With a Conflict That Falls Between City and State Ethics Codes

   ... In addition to the "ethics" issued cited in your column, Washington state has a statute dealing with "appearance of fairness" issues ...

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

10. When Municipal Governments Depend on Businesses

    ... cars, school buses, or senior citizen vans that bothers us? Why would we not want our town hall, high school field, or main street ... town war veterans. The main street is named after George Washington. A playing field is named after a prominent citizen (deceased), and ...

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

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