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

    ... 4. Ethics commission authority to subpoena witnesses and documents. 5. Ethics commission jurisdiction over all officials and ...

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

  2. Old and New Local Independent Spending in Elections

    ... money into the race at the last second, paying primarily for media ads. The opposition candidate, presenting himself as the ... we do not channel money to or from any party. Contrary to media reports, the group does NOT make financial contributions to any political ...

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

  3. More from Atlanta: The Usefulness of Advisories and of Seeking Comments on Draft Advisory Opinions

    ... online, the ethics board also lets the public and the news media know what the rules are, so that they can help provide oversight (in this ... 18 meeting. I intend to study the opinion and, if I make a comment, I'll include it in a blog post. Here's the conclusion part of the ...

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

  4. Guarding Ethics Guardians

    ... guardians include the criminal justice system, the news media, good government organizations, political parties, and the ballot box. ... be directly accountable to voters, but neither are the news media, the criminal justice system, political parties, or good government ...

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

  5. In Nevada Legislative Immunity Case, Oral Arguments Raise Some Serious Issues

    ... appeal are now available in MP3 format, suitable for your media player. It doesn't look as if the decision will be a good one for ... I need to do more research on this important issue before I comment. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics ...

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

  6. A County Attorney At War with the County: The Conflicts Fly in Maricopa County

    ... is the ethical propriety of the Board's attorney seeking documents as part of a grand jury investigation from the attorney's client. For ...

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

  7. Ethics in Congress IV - The Damaging Individual Corruption Paradigm (Summer Reading)

    ... just as if they had been accused of crimes. The news media treats ethics allegations no differently than criminal allegations. In ... It is so hard to get it across to officials, the media, and the public that government ethics is only about an ...

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

  8. A Miscellany

    ... and testimony of witnesses and the production of documents relevant to possible violations of the code of ...

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

  9. Hartford "Political Boss" Makes the System Work for Him, Complete with Conflicts and Self-Help Contract Specs

    ... Incredible ! Has the local news media shown ANY interest in this Rob ? This would seem to be very newsworthy ... The news is either too complex for the news media, or too new, it seems, because my googling came up with no other articles ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-06-18 14:16 - 2 comments

  10. A Good Example of a Bad Government Organizational Culture

    ... who tried to fool investigators by forging and backdating documents lost by the agency's auditors. Usually, it is difficult to put a ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-16 12:18 - 0 comments

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