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1. Gifts: Prohibition, Disclosure, or Both?

   ... One of the most contentious topics in local government ethics is prohibition vs. disclosure of gifts to officials. As with so ... disclosure up on the site . Info about this is thanks to a blog post yesterday on jaxpoliticsonline.com . Robert ...

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

2. Withdrawal from Participation

   ... is one of the least well understood aspects of government ethics. Most people seem to think it is limited to abstaining on a vote where ... that it covers the entire matter, not just the vote. Thanks to Patty Salkin's Law of the Land blog for pointing out this case. ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18

3. Independent Redistricting (and Ethics) Works

   Body:  In ethics, there are two basic approaches: (1) an ends-based approach, also ... government, generally use the former, while government ethics uses the latter. This causes a lot of problems. Therefore, it is ... Permalink Thanks for catching my error. Log in or ...

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

4. A Miscellany

   ... there are no complaints to or advisory opinions by their ethics commissions, their town or city government does not have ethics ... for the crime of reward for official misconduct. Thanks to Patty's Salkin's Law of the Land blog for pointing out this ...

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

5. Local Public Financing Programs Make Elections More Local

   ... candidates does win, it will be seen as thanks to out-of-towners, contractors, unions, and PACs. This, plus the size of ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

6. National League of Cities - RISC May 2007 Conference

   ... to be a part of promotional training ? --- Ethics begins with management Those employing a management team should make ... on complaints --- It is time to do an employee survey and include questions on the ethics policy.  This would be an ...

   donmc - 2007-05-05 19:20 - 0 comments

7. Intimidation in the Complaint Process

   ... Liberties Union of Connecticut. The report was based on a survey of all the state's police departments regarding the filing ... of interest, some of the findings are relevant to government ethics. Most important was the element of intimidation involved in ...

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

8. Ethics Watchdogs, Motives, and Georgia's Ethics Program Problem

   ... a handle on him. In other words, laziness. He has been an ethics and non-ethics watchdog in Georgia for many years, filing numerous ... (a well connected old friend) calls it "my new bible". Thanks for the freebie. Log in or register ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 3 comments

9. Ethics Recidivism After Getting Off Easy

   ... You don't hear too much about recidivism in the municipal ethics world. One reason may be that it happens, but often at different levels, ... public interest and pockets that gives politics a bad name. Thanks for bringing it up. The idea that this guy was able to be elected speaks ...

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

10. New Lobbying Regulation Report

    ... Some of the professional lobbying associations have refined ethics codes for lobbyists from general concepts to specific behavioural ... then quickly turns to employing the most comprehensive survey to date of attitudes among European lobbyists toward self-regulation and ...

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

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