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1. San Diego: An Unappreciative Council and a Close Look at the Revolving Door

   ... councils feel compelled to write or improve their city's ethics law due to a scandal. Sometimes city councils are compelled by a ballot ... council isn't happy with the result. In San Diego, the ethics code came via ballot measure in 2002, and yes, the city council doesn't ...

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

2. Problems with the "Throw the Bums Out" Approach

   ... The headline of a New York Times article today is, "Ethics in Play, Voters Oust Incumbents Under Inquiry." One's first impression ... some kind. One of them was actually reprimanded by the House Ethics Committee. But in all the other cases, the public depended on ...

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

3. Setting the Record Straight in Missouri

   ... to refer to respond to ads that violate the Missouri Ethics Law . But this law appears to apply only to state and local candidates, not federal candidates. And it appears that the state ethics law does not apply to the truth of an ad, but rather to disclosures ...

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

4. Summer Reading: What Money Can't Buy II

   ... a few fascinating takes on different aspects of government ethics, including preferential treatment, municipal marketing, skyboxes, and ... How would such a scenario play out in local government ethics situations, where there aren't enough meetings people would pay to ...

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

5. Lobbying Central to Upcoming HBO Series

   ... there's time to lobby Wright for the inclusion of government ethics scenarios in his scripts. For a preview, check out City Ethics blog posts about situations in Texas at the state and local levels. ...

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

6. Winter Reading: Robert Dahl's "Who Governs?"

   ... that is too rarely asked by those involved in government ethics. It is assumed that the only individuals who should be under an ethics program's jurisdiction are those currently in government office or with ...

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

7. The Institutional Corruption Behind Police Abuse of Immigrants

   ... surprising when the reason is, at heart, a local government ethics problem. The town is East Haven, CT (most recently in the national news for a part of it being overrun by waves ...

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

8. Jursdiction, Nepotism, Retaliation, and Independence

   ... case that involves a number of important government ethics issues. The state's Department of Corrections (DOC) deputy ... why the DOJ didn't turn the matter over to the state's ethics commission? After all, why would use of one's position to help one's son ...

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

9. DeKalb County (GA) Grand Jury Report on Procurement-Related Misconduct

   ... not only for indictments, but also for an improved ethics program. The story that the grand jury tells in its report is a classic ... construction project. Just about every procurement-related ethics violation occurred, and many people were involved or knew what was going ...

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

10. A Special Ordinance Is Not the Way to Provide a Waiver

    ... way to do this is to ask for a waiver from an independent ethics commission. To do this, it must be shown that there is an overriding ... a city vendor. Unfortunately, Portland does not have an ethics commission, nor does it have a waiver policy. All it has is ...

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

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