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  1. Politicians on an Ethics Commission, EC Self-Regulation, and Other Interesting Issues That Arise from One Matter in Tulsa

    ... Weekly . In July 2008, the mayor sent her private jet to Colorado to pick up a council member she wanted to be in Tulsa to vote on an ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

  2. Going Beyond Dismissal to Provide Useful Guidance

    ... to Denver, but also elsewhere, since local governments in Colorado and in other states are apt to look at the ethics code of such a ...

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

  3. Where Ethics Provisions Should Appear and Not Appear

    Body:  What happened recently in Colorado makes it clear that a state constitution is not the right place for ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-06-18 14:09 - 0 comments

  4. Should an Ethics Commission Member Be Affiliated with a Firm That Represents Clients Before It?

    ... advisors" is David Skaggs , a former congressman from Colorado and, more important, chairman of the board of the Office ... firm, has a list of the top political law firms in the U.S. , ranking them by tier (the list calls them "bands"). McKenna Long is ...

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

  5. Quote of the Day

    ... Denver. He voted against banning red-light cameras in Colorado's municipalities. From an article in the Denver Post yesterday ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2012-02-22 09:57 - 0 comments

  6. Professional Confidentiality and the Disclosure of Conflicts

    Body:  John Hazlehurst's observation on the Colorado Springs ethics commission's dismissal of a complaint against the mayor ...

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

  7. If Only a Large Campaign Contribution Could Be Considered a Conflict of Interest -- The Westminster Approach

    ... contribution as a conflict of interest? Westminster, Colorado (pop. 110,000) has done just that. Click here to read the rest ...

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

  8. Logical Fallacies VI - The Slippery Slope

    ... relatives, domestic partners, etc). As states such as Colorado have learned, to cast a net wide enough to prevent circumvention ...

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

  9. Proximity Rules

    ... to read the rest of this blog entry. In Telluride, Colorado, a clear proximity rule (150 feet) didn't do the trick. According to ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

  10. A Good Example of a Bad Government Organizational Culture

    ... to have been limited to high-level management. The U.S. Department of the Interior seems to be an excellent example of a terrible ... secretary, Gale Norton (a former Attorney General of Colorado, currently employed by Shell Oil), chose not to act on the other two ...

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

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