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1. Bid Rigging, Organized Crime, and State Takeover of Cities

   ... disposal for a long time. Another example came to light in Chicago last week. According to an article in the Chicago Tribune , a ... is on the verge of bankruptcy, due in part, according to a report commissioned by the city, to a serious lack of transparency in budget ...

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

2. Winter Reading: Switch VII - Self-Evaluation and Identity

   ... to make it easy to fill out the form online, via a fillable PDF, for instance. If a reminder e-mail contains a link to the form, officials ... It's valuable to ask oneself, "What does someone who files late 'feel'?" Since officials probably don't feel anything (except, ...

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

3. The Politicization of Montana's Political Practices Commissioner

   ... According to an Associated Press article dated March 2, 2011 , the acting commissioner (she was nominated in December) denied a ... soon after the commissioner was named: [A]nyone who files a complaint who does not come from Hensley’s political side of the ...

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

4. The Responsibilities of a Local Government Official's Spouse

   ... as it has in St. Charles, Illinois, an hour west of Chicago, according to an article in yesterday's Chicago Tribune . ... I never made her do it. She chose to help and be a part of it. That's something that she believes in." The school board ...

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

5. Patronage in Illinois, or Shakman Is Dead, Long Live Shakman

   ... end of an era. Last week, according to an article in the Chicago Tribune , a federal magistrate declared that Chicago was released from the 1972 Shakman consent decree, which was supposed ...

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

6. The Wrong Kind of Ethics Reform in Park Ridge, IL

   ... reform that recently happened in Park Ridge, IL, a suburb of Chicago with 37,000 inhabitants. According to an article in the Chicago ... an appearance of impropriety. However, the other part of the ethics reform took the enforcement program from bad to worse. ...

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

7. How to Plow Through the Appearance of Favoritism

   ... things they've seen and heard. It's an important part of the perception that local government is run for those in government ... GPS and online mapping. This is how, as of today, Chicago is dealing with suspicions that some areas of the city are being ... city has unveiled something it calls Plow Tracker on its Chicago Shovels page , which includes other relevant programs, such as Snow ...

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

8. A Miscellany

   ... (1) government ethics involves special relationships and (2) ethical misconduct often occurs in an ethics environment where retaliation ... in Democratic Action is giving the council 90 days before it files a suit. The ethics program is likely to be lacking in disclosure. ...

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

9. Quote of the Day

   ... interest groups to raise money for him. (from today's Chicago Tribune ) Robert Wechsler's blog Story ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2009-05-26 08:43 - 0 comments

10. Illinois Ethics Reform Poll and Blagojevich News

    ... Blago watchers will be interested in the news in today's Chicago Tribune about his former chief of staff and campaign manager ... Attachment Size simon poll 102009 5.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2009-10-21 08:35 - 0 comments

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