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1. Holding Local Government Associations Accountable

   ... example, local government associations opposing government ethics laws and required ethics training . In a third blog post , as well as the first one in the ...

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

2. Government Lawyers: Function or Membership?

   ... A. Green, Director of the Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics at Fordham Law School, as quoted in the New York Times yesterday ... bank's involvement in the Madoff case. For government ethics, the most important question here isn't the strategy of using ...

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

3. Some Excellent Lobbying Reforms in NYC

   ... "doing business" database This is a great idea. Like ethics oversight, lobbying oversight should not be passive. If information is ... The lobbying commission, as so many non-government ethics professionals do, misunderstood the conflict of interest that the ...

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

4. Another Obligation That Comes With Seeking or Holding Public Office

   ... on the WLTX website yesterday relating to local government ethics in South Carolina: Naked Woman Creates Ruckus on Delta ... is on the way? What the article is about is the state ethics commission trying to collect late filing fees, mostly from local ...

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

5. Is Motive Relevant to Lobbying?

   ... a non-politician celebrity the subject of a local government ethics matter. So with David Beckham the subject of a Miami-Dade County ethics commission investigative report last week, and with important issues to ...

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

6. Seattle's Newly Expanded Whistleblower Protection Code

   ... The major changes to the code, according to the ethics commission's (SEEC) website, are: Employees who report wrongdoing to ... code rather than including such extensive provisions in an ethics code, where many whistleblowers will not go looking for it, because what ...

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

7. A Municipal Election/Conflict Story for Election Week

   ... Is it enough to drop the suit (which might bring up legal ethics issues) when there is an appearance that the attorney is antagonistic to ... . Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

8. The Fiduciary Duty of an Appointing Official

   ... their appointees act after the appointment is a government ethics issue. One aspect of this issue is similar to officials coercing ... district attorney." This is an important issue that ethics programs generally do not deal with. It has especially been a problem in ...

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

9. Conflicts, Suits, and Questions Galore in Georgia

   ... insurance commissioner. A complaint was filed with the state ethics commission (not only is there a contribution size issue, but ... by the candidate to head a commission. When the state ethics commission subpoenaed records from the insurance company, the company ...

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

10. A Court Decision That Focuses on the Reasons Behind Conflict of Interest Rules

    ... to possible conflict situations. It makes it clear that ethics training should focus less on rules than on the reasons behind them. ... to the conflict language in the state's local government ethics law and common-law conflicts relating to quasi-judicial proceedings): ...

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

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