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1. Talk of Ethics Reform in Oakland and Sarasota County

   ... handled by the city clerk), have its executive director report to the commission, and allow the commission to seek independent legal ... Dan Krassner, executive director of state watchdog Integrity Florida, to speak about promoting ethics. It is unusual for anyone to call in ...

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

2. Misinformation and the Lack of Ethics Training in Mississippi

   ... article in yesterday's Dispatch , in Columbus, a city of 24,000 in eastern Mississippi, one council member's response to a fist fight ... ethics is handled at the state level, such as California and Florida, there are also many valuable ethics programs at the local level. One ...

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

3. The Obstacles to and Goals of Citizen Participation

   Body:  Although citizen participation is not part of government ethics, it's important to keep reminding ourselves that it is ... to an article in the Daily Record . Last year, Florida passed a law (attached; see below) that gives the public “reasonable ...

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

4. Spring Reading: Alan Rosenthal on Lobbying II

   ... (CQ Press, 1993). This post focuses on the importance of connections over influence, the role of money and constituents in local ... money. All I want money to do is keep me even." From a Florida lobbyist, where the legislature was in session for two months:  "We're ...

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

5. Lobbyists' Emergence Reflects Shift in Capital Culture

   ... and Troup Coronado don't have to hang out in the hallways of Capitol Hill, waiting to buttonhole Rep. John M. Shimkus (R-Ill.). Both men ... in Palm Springs, Calif., and fishing tournaments off the Florida Keys -- outings at which the lobbyists will also be prominently in ...

   donmc - 2006-01-12 12:05 - 0 comments

6. A Gift Exception That Undermines the Rule

   ... Exception That Undermines the Rule According to a series of Investigative Voice posts, emails show that extensive travel by ... as a speaker is worth someone's while to fly them to Florida or California or Monaco. I don't think this impulse exists, nor that ...

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

7. Press: Jacksonville Times Union

   ... Council. That was a drop from a similar University of North Florida poll listing a 54 percent approval rating. Miller said the ... employees about government ethics while encouraging them to report problems. Goals for the coming year include: Refining guidelines ...

   donmc - 2015-05-15 14:15

8. A test of Various quotation options...

   ... Exception That Undermines the Rule According to a series of Investigative Voice posts, emails show that extensive travel by ... as a speaker is worth someone's while to fly them to Florida or California or Monaco. I don't think this impulse exists, nor that ...

   donmc - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

9. Definitions

   ... Mark Davies, I have placed definitions not at the front of the Code, where they usually appear, but at the end of the Ethics Provisions ... work as that of a city manager. This has been a problem in Florida, and the state Ethics Commission is asking the legislature to amend its ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 10:04 - 1 comment

10. The Actual Use of "Benefit" and "Interest" Language in Conflict Provisions

    ... Government Ethics Programs , I have argued for the language of "benefit" instead of the language of "interest." (for some of the reasons ... also uses it): Palm Beach County Phoenix Arkansas Florida Rhode Island Jurisdictions in my database that use the language of ...

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

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