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1. Misuse of Consent Agendas

   ... at Board workshops and retreats or even during training sessions, and then ratifying their decisions by use of a consent agenda. ...

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

2. Mr. No - The White House Ethics Guru

   ... he planned to change. No longer, he decided, could White House employees receive small gifts, honorary degrees or awards from lobbyists. ... are willing to say. Eisen also runs group training sessions, though who knows where he finds the time. He doesn't waste his time ...

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

3. Yorba Linda's Proposed Ethics Ordinance Falls Short

   ... quorum requirements, and video recording of closed council sessions). There is also an extensive code of conduct, which deals ...

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

4. EC Independence and Initiative in Kentucky

   ... selected. Outside nominations were eliminated in 1996. House and Senate leaders nominated and appointed the members. Recently, ... although legislators are not required to attend training sessions. The current EC chair feels things went too far in the early 90s. ...

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

5. Is Helping One's Industry Really Different from Helping One's Employer?

   ... , a Minnesota senator brought to the ethics committee two bills she had sponsored that some argued involved a conflict of interest. She works for a county sheriff’s office on the side, and the bills would help the office. But since they would help all sheriffs’ offices, ...

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

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

   ... those very contracts including having attended executive sessions of the Board of Supervisors, [and] approved all procurements and ...

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

7. The Conflicts of Teachers on School Boards

   ... of agreement is signed, and then they may attend even closed sessions on the contract, and ultimately vote on the contract. In other ...

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

8. K Street's New Ways Spawn More Pork

   ... that already has led to the conviction of a Republican House member and former GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff. At issue is a symbiotic ... in part by placing earmarks in defense appropriations bills. Doolittle said in a statement this week that as one of three ...

   donmc - 2006-04-30 14:06 - 0 comments

9. Legislative Bodies Should Not Be Providing Ethics Waivers

   ... relatives to be hired for health care jobs. In a series of bills just approved by the governor, it provided an exemption for doctors on a ... Advocate , the biggest exemption bill, passed by the House, was rejected by the Senate. This bill would have exempted from the ...

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

10. Ethics Advice and the Importance of Being a Daddy's Boy

    ... program in New Haven, CT, and I emphasize in my training sessions with campaign committees that the most important thing to do is ask me ...

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

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