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  1. A Matter of Facts or Law in La Crosse

    Body:  Update: March 29, 2010 (see below) It is a common problem in government ethics to confuse ... clearly authorizes the ethics board to make advisory opinions? The council member should have instead filed a complaint, which ... Story Topics:  City Related Advisory Opinions Complaints/ Investigations/Hearings Conflicts ...

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

  2. Current Ethics Reform III - Prince George's County, MD and Kenosha, WI

    ... had a big scandal involving the county executive back in 2010. The new county executive vowed to make serious ethics reform a priority, ... Attachment Size Kenosha.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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

  3. Carrigan Decision: Seeking Ethics Advice Is Due Process

    ... in 2006, the first court decision in the case was reached in 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court decision came in June 2011, and on the day ... Supreme Court, almost unanimously (there were two concurring opinions), disagreed. It said that a council member's vote is not protected ...

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

  4. The Virtuous Circle of Ethics Laws and Legislative Immunity -- And the Legislators Who Stand Outside of It

    ... issue is how the legislator will participate and vote, the content of his or her legislative activity. On the other side of the circle, ... activity. Ethics enforcement has nothing to do with the content of legislative activity, which is what concerned the authors of the ...

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

  5. DENVER, CO

    ... (for US mail) Denver, CO 80202 Requests for advisory opinions; citizen inquiries: L. Michael Henry , Staff Director Ph: ...

    donmc - 2006-08-22 20:46

  6. An Appreciative Look at the Draft Broward County Ethics Code for County Commissioners

    ... finance ordinances have to be as strict or stricter, in content or penalty, as state laws ( there is such a provision, however, for ... Story Topics:  County Related Advisory Opinions Complaints/ Investigations/Hearings Contractors and ...

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

  7. NY Courts - Part 2: How a Reviled Court System Has Outlasted Critics

    ... GLABERSON 'A farce in these days,' Gov. Alfred E. Smith pronounced New York State ''s town and village courts ...

    donmc - 2006-11-19 10:32 - 0 comments

  8. Tweak or Landmark Reform?

    ... an article in yesterday's Chicago Sun-Times , Illinois Gov. Quinn called the new ethics bill he signed a "landmark" change to the ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2009-08-20 12:23 - 0 comments

  9. The Ethics of Representation Without Taxation

    ... woman who filed the recent ethics complaint against Alaska's Gov. Palin, which I discussed in a recent blog entry . I dealt with one ...

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

  10. Ways to Prevent or Slow Down Ethics Reform

    ... reform proposals that might cause them some embarrassment. Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana has done a great deal for ethics reform, but at ...

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

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