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  1. A New, But Very Weak Regional Ethics Program in Connecticut

    ... I do not feel good about the creation of the Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments Regional Ethics Commission. One good ... (COG), which is the body by which local governments in Connecticut cooperate in such areas as conservation, development, ...

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

  2. Consolidating Connecticut's Ethics Agencies Would Be Wrong for Several Reasons

    ... principal reason? A bill has just been introduced in Connecticut (my state) to place the Office of State Ethics (the state ethics ... the part of the sponsors. But considering the past, in which Connecticut's former governor, while under investigation, tried to destroy the ...

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

  3. An Ethical Sinkhole in Connecticut

    ... of unethical conduct. That seems to be the cause in Connecticut's big highway mess that has slowly been unveiled over the last ... most recently in an article in the September issue of Connecticut magazine. The mess involves improvements to a 3-mile strip ...

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

  4. A Conflict Built into Municipal Campaign Finance Enforcement in Connecticut

    ... laws as ethics laws. A good example of this is the Connecticut law ( CGS §9-623 ) that places enforcement of municipal campaign finance laws in the hands of city and town clerks. In Connecticut, clerks are often elected officials who usually run on a ticket ...

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

  5. Lessons from Mistakes Made in a Connecticut City

    Body:  Assuming you can learn a lot from the mistakes made in local government...

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

  6. A Miscellany of Poor Approaches

    ... came down with its decision in the Green Party of Connecticut v. Garfield case . Much of the decision concerns public ... as a means to address the appearance of corruption caused by Connecticut’s recent corruption scandals, those scandals did not involve ...

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

  7. Contracting Out Government Work to Prevent Transparency

    ... But the case that led me to write this post involved former Connecticut governor John Rowland (who resigned in 2004 and later did prison ... chamber of commerce. Somehow, I missed the May 2013 Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission (FOI) decision that said this ...

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

  8. Ethics Code ≠ Ethics Program

    ... Take Bridgeport, CT for example. It is the largest city in Connecticut, with a population of 150,000. It is a poor city in a rich county, ... ago. According to an article last Sunday in the Connecticut Post , improvements were made to the ethics code during the ...

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

  9. A New State Integrity Index Report

    ... approach, just as with the report I did for Common Cause Connecticut back in 2004, when I graded the conflicts of interest laws of every Connecticut municipality, is that it is limited to laws. Laws are only part ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 4 comments

  10. Complicity Provisions: Dealing Responsibly with Conflicts

    ... of this code...." According to an article in today's Connecticut Post , in Stratford, CT (not far from where I live), the ...

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

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