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1. EC Jurisdiction Over Agency Procurement and Contractors

   Body:  How much jurisdiction need a government ethics program have over procurement matters when there is a procurement ... an article Friday in Honolulu Civil Beat , Honolulu's ethics commission "is worried that there isn't enough government oversight to ...

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

2. The Latest on Placement Agents

   ... requiring placement agents to register as lobbyists, attend ethics training, and not take finder's fees from money managers. Some agents ... A step in the right direction. For more City Ethics blog posts on placement agents, click here . For more City Ethics ...

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

3. The Legal Language May Be About Benefits, But It's Really About Trust

   ... One can learn a lot about local government (and judicial) ethics by listening to local officials talk about a conflict situation they're ... it isn't going to be something covered by a local government ethics code. But a judge talking to the D.A.'s wife every day is a serious ...

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

4. The Many Ways in Which Lawyers Can Do Nothing About an Unethical Environment

   Body:  When it comes to government ethics, too often lawyers are nowhere to be seen, unless they are the ones ... group of lawyers trumps a judge. Local Government Ethics What does all of this have to do with local government ethics? The same culture of intimidation exists in local governments with poor ...

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

5. Mack Truck Exceptions to New Gift Provisions in Alabama

   ... in Alabama are falling over each other claiming that their ethics reforms give the state the best, toughest ethics laws in the nation. But when you take a closer look, some of them don't ...

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

6. A High-Level Official's Obligation to Seek Out the Truth

   ... rather than criminal misconduct, and the more easily ethics rules can be enforced or amended, and the city's ethics environment be improved. When a mayor, manager, and council ... You have to demand evidence and to hand matters over to an ethics commission, the criminal justice system, or an independent investigator. ...

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

7. Indirect Interests and Freedom of Speech

   ... case of Dooley v. Planning & Zoning Commission of Pomfret (CT Superior Court, judicial district of Tolland, June 16, 2009), the plaintiff ... is invalid." That's pretty tough, tougher than the City Ethics Model Code, which only calls for the voiding of contracts or ...

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

8. Quote of the Day

   ... silence my voice on this issue. So I was forced to ask the Ethics Officer for an opinion, and she gave me one. She told me I could ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

9. Personal Fundraising by Elected Officials

   ... debts. She says that the gifts were approved by the state ethics commission and by lawyers. She told the Boston Globe that the state ethics commission told her she could accept the funds "as long as I didn't take ...

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

10. A Miscellany: Crossing the Line

    ... abuse matter gets right to the heart of government ethics. According to an article in today's New York Times , ... wants her to make this go away." From a government ethics point of the view, the conflict is clear:  David Paterson was not ... around the bush. The Select Committee on Legislative Ethics found the senator in violation of ethics laws. It required him to write ...

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

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