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1. Hunting for a Clever Pay-to-Play Scheme?

   ... That's one clever Cajun! And he says that the House ethics committee approved of both clubs. Another example of how gift provisions ... a government official can come up with and why, therefore, ethics provisions are only minimal standards. An ethics committee that would ...

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

2. A Miscellany

   ... embezzlement (albeit for $500 in gift cards) rather than the ethics violation (not yet tried) of failing to include gifts on her financial ... is that the secretary focuses on the money. As in so many ethics situations, money is not the central issue. What's central here is the ...

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

3. The Need for Institutional Checks on Mishandling Conflicts

   ... lesson he provides is one that is important to government ethics, as well. A patient woke from an operation to find that the wrong ... an individual problem. The same is true of many government ethics matters. If a government were to institute checks to minimize the chance ...

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

4. A Minneapolis Study of Conflicts on Development-Related Boards

   ... involvement in matters coming before them. In addition, an ethics complaint alleged a violation based on a planning commissioner's ... due to a conflict of interest. The city's ethics officer, who is an assistant city attorney, spoke with the mayor about ...

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

5. Legislative Immunity: The Constitutional Approach in R.I. and the Discipline Clause

   ... to other states and to local governments, because the ethics program was set up pursuant to a special constitutional convention. But ... valuable alternative to consider for creating an independent ethics commission. The amicus brief describes in detail the process and ...

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

6. My Use of Violent Imagery

   ... use of such imagery, especially with respect to government ethics. A search for "kill" on my blog led me mostly to quotations from ... the word metaphorically with respect to killing a complaint, ethics reform proposals, and the champagne market in Baton Rouge (due to a $50 ...

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

7. Being Wrong I (Summer Reading)

   ... the way local officials respond to allegations of government ethics violations. Kathryn Schulz's excellent book, Being Wrong: Adventures ... give you a number of new perspectives on local government ethics. Being Wrong does not deal with the full range of responses ...

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

8. Rules for Officials "Dating" Lobbyists

   ... the Fair Political Practices Commission, California's state ethics commission, which has jurisdiction over local officials and employees ... public trust. It sometimes appears that even government ethics professionals lose track of what government ethics is for, that is, ...

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

9. The Good and Bad of Palm Beach County's EC Selection Process

   ... of EC members is a great thing for making a government ethics program appear independent of those under its jurisdiction and for ensuring that an ethics commission remains fully stocked with members. But how this selection ...

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

10. Confusing Pre-Existing Conflicts with Conflicts Created by Events

    ... interest are in and of themselves bad, and that government ethics laws should prevent those with conflicts of interest from becoming public servants. Many people believe that government ethics is about being good or bad. When the two come together in one person and ...

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

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