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1. When Municipal Governments Depend on Businesses

   ... since it's residents who vote, but it's amazing how many Connecticut towns, for example, have managed to resist delaying or phasing in ... cars, school buses, or senior citizen vans that bothers us? Why would we not want our town hall, high school field, or main street ...

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

2. Nagle on Withdrawal As Cure for Campaign Contributions

   ... or old situation made worse. And campaign contributions are usually excepted from the gift prohibition, due to First Amendment free speech rights (however, some states and local governments (e.g., Connecticut and Philadelphia) do prohibit campaign contributions from ...

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

3. The Worthlessness of Toothless Ethics Commissions

   ... that have teeth, something few cities or towns in Connecticut (my state) have. This is why I'm in favor of moving the local ...

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

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

   ... I have done a lot of work for, and was once on the board of, Connecticut Common Cause). Two council members filed a request with the ...

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

5. Truth-Telling

   ... ethics codes do contain provisions on truth-telling. In Connecticut, New Haven makes it a violation to provide false or misleading ...

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

6. Cases from the Salkin Roundup I

   ... Government Ethics Is Not About Technicalities In a Connecticut decision last year, the court made a reasonable decision regarding ...

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

7. Who Is a Local Government Attorney's Client? -- A Conflict of Interest Question

   ... matter is on the agenda of a Town Meeting (it's a Connecticut example). The First Selectman (effectively the mayor; he's an ...

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

8. How Not to Deal with Sunshine and Ethics Matters

   ... lesson that all of our elected officials should be giving us day in and day out. But our Board of Finance's Republican majority told us ... concepts. They emphasized the balancing required by Connecticut's Freedom of Information Act, our state's sunshine law. The ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-10-05 12:27 - 0 comments

9. Charitable Fundraising as an End Run Around Ethics Laws

   ... boards that keep them out of bed altogether. In Connecticut, state law allows lobbyists to give money to charities, even when ...

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

10. Hearing Process

    ... please. Norman Norman J. Gauthier Preston, Connecticut Log in or register to post ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 10:11 - 2 comments

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