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1. Misuse of the Baltimore City Foundation

   Body:  Update: November 11, 2009 (see below) Is there any worse way to skirt government ethics ... far beyond the foundation itself. Update: November 11, 2009 An article in the Baltimore Sun on the Baltimore Ethics ...

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

2. Ordinary Local Government Ethics News Ignored

   ... example, the Los Angeles Ethics Commission announced via press release on November 10 that its nationwide search for a new executive ... about how seriously local government ethics is taken by the press, when there is no scandal to report. Other news from southern ...

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

3. A Miscellany

   ... the legislative immunity front, according to an Associated Press article , a bill has unanimously passed the Nevada Senate Judiciary ... in support of state ethics reform, from an Associated Press article :  Some legislators have said that they need to ...

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

4. Candidate Disclosure in Detroit Becomes a Political Football

   ... According to an article in today's Detroit Free Press , candidate Dave Bing has made full disclosure of his and his wife's ... growth and job development." According to another Free Press article , he also said, through a spokesman, ""If Mr. Bing is aware of ...

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

5. Political Money Laundering

   ... According to the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission's press release back in 2005, Abrams made "$65,500 in contributions in the 2001 ... than the amount of the contributions. In a press release that accompanied the second group of charges against Abrams, ...

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

6. The Limits of an EC's Jurisdiction: A Situation in San Francisco

   ... Recommendation to Board of Supervisors , dated September 11, 2012, the EC voted 4 to 1 that the sheriff had committed "official misconduct" by bruising his ...

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

7. Term Limits in Time of Crisis -- Staying in Power vs. Upholding the Law

   Body:  Updated Oct. 10, 2008; see final three paragraphs New York City is in a crisis. But its ...

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

8. A Big-City EC That Won't Meet or Stay Out of Politics

   ... the last two years plus, the EC has met only in February 2008 and November 2009. A meeting is scheduled for August 25, but the chair ... that 2010 would be a busy year for the EC. Way back in early 2008 a council member had asked the EC to investigate how the city had selected ...

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

9. Advice on Advisory Opinions

   ... that fielded over 200 requests for advisory opinions in 2008 (11 of 72 commissions): Honolulu New York City Seattle California ...

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10. Holding Local Government Associations Accountable

    ... the Kentucky League of Cities (KLC). According to the press release on the KACo report , the state auditor "found a ... on KLC found a similar situation, as described in its press release : "a 'staff-driven' organization with weak board oversight and ...

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

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