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  1. Local Officials Dealing with the Unethical Conduct of Other Local Officials

    ... and political activist who sits on the city's Sunshine Task Force, including information for an April 20 closed session item on the process ...

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

  2. A New Government Ethics Report from a New Florida Organization

    ... and criminal misconduct. The state has a weak state ethics commission, which has jurisdiction over local officials, and until ... Integrity Florida recently published an undated report , which makes useful recommendations for ethics reform at the state ...

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

  3. Louisiana Legislators Sue Ethics Board - Including Dialogue with One of the Legislators

    ... directly attacked our nation's democracy. Rep. Arnold's second paragraph is disingenuous. If a court finds that legislators may ... does not apply to Rep. Arnold's situation. It is not the content of the legislator's speech that ethics laws are concerned with (and ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-03-29 08:24 - 5 comments

  4. The Spitzer Report and the Need for Clearer Boundaries Between Public and Private Work

    ... New York State Commission on Public Integrity released a report yesterday on the allegations relating to the Spitzer ... in attacks on perceived enemies, as in this case. The second issue is the use by politicians of government lawyers for personal or ...

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

  5. Broward County IG Report on Countywide Ethics Program

    ... interesting to see how the Broward League of Cities' ethics task force responds to the report (the League has promised such a response), ...

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

  6. A New Report on the Ethics Programs of Florida Counties

    ... the new good government group Integrity Florida released a report entitled "Florida Counties Bridge the Ethics Policy Gap" , which analyzes the results of a survey of ... advice, since this is the most important part of any ethics program). Despite the optimistic title, few of Florida's counties have ...

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

  7. An Audit Report on the Palm Beach County EC

    ... request for a state audit of Palm Beach County's EC. That report, drafted by the state legislature's Office of Program Policy Analysis ... unbiased a manner as possible. Because the Palm Beach County ethics program is independent from those under its jurisdiction, it does not ...

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

  8. The Next Stage in the Baltimore Legislative Immunity Case

    ... to the grand jury that, as careful as he was to limit the content, could be considered, in a stretch, to be related to legislative ... Immunity Decision Dixon's Memorandum in Support of Her Second Motion to Dismiss Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, ...

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

  9. A New Report and New Book on State and Federal Ethical Misconduct

    ... The Privatization of Economic Development A fascinating report has just been published by Good Jobs First , entitled " ... especially self-dealing. Extortion A government ethics book is big news this week. It is Peter Schweizer's Extortion: How ...

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

  10. A New State Integrity Index Report

    ... laws. As far as it goes, this is an excellent report. It sets forth best practices and shows how each state has fallen short. ... can have the best laws on the book, and have no government ethics program whatsoever. Effective enforcement, which is one of the ...

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

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