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1. Ethics Self-Regulation Exposed by Ethics Complaint

   Body:  Sometimes even a wrongheaded ethics complaint can do good, by showing how wrongheaded a town's government ethics program is. According to an editorial in The Day this week , ... local political party, Independence for Montville, filed an ethics complaint alleging that a former council member who owns a hot dog ...

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

2. How Not To Accomplish Ethics Reform

   Body:  Here are three instances of ethics reform that, I hope, would not happen if someone involved had read the chapter on ethics reform in my Local Government Ethics Program book . Copying a ...

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

3. Blind Spots III — Ethics Training, Ethics Fading, and Ethical Reasoning

   ... recognize a situation's ethical aspects, how can we apply ethics laws, not to mention go beyond ethics laws to consider the appearance of impropriety, the possible loss of ...

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

4. Ethics Commission E-Newsletters

   Body:  Government ethics e-newsletters are a good source of ideas, and something worth considering for your local government's ethics commission or ethics officer. Atlanta's new spring 2010 newsletter , ... Atlanta ethics e-newsletter, write ethicsofficer@atlantaga.gov and ask to be put on the e-newsletter list. The Value of Ethics ...

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

5. COGEL Talk on Legislative Immunity: Same Goals As Government Ethics, and Not Absolute

   ... is the text of a talk I gave at the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws conference this week. Due to time limitations, I was not able to ... applied state criminal law: Maryland v Dixon (Balt Cir Ct, 2009) and Maryland v. Holton (MD Court of Special Appeals, 2010). ...

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

6. The Willful Standard in Nevada's Ethics Enforcement

   Body:  Standard of proof is a big issue in ethics enforcement, as it is in any enforcement. A year and a half ago, I wrote ... Reid's ethics plan for Nevada, "A Foundation of Trust," at www.RoryReid.com . You reference the "four pledges" highlighted by the Las ...

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

7. Ethics code controversial in Providence, RI

   Creating ethics code takes time, expert says Carla Miller, an ethics officer for Jacksonville, Fla., and a former federal prosecutor, tells ... / (401) 277-7376 Originally posted online at: http://www.projo.com/metro/content/projo_20060519_pethic19.21f67f36.html ...

   donmc - 2008-04-16 19:22 - 0 comments

8. Penalizing Ethics Proceeding Transparency

   ... is one of the most controversial aspects of government ethics. It's so controversial that it is rarely discussed in terms of ... statement in any discussion of transparency in government ethics should be that transparency is one of the three areas of government ... for this post is a decision by the Stamford (CT) board of ethics to modify the complaint form to advise complainants that ...

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

9. Local vs. State Ethics Programs -- An Excellent Column on the Topic

   Body:  State or local ethics laws, state or local ethics training, state or local disclosure forms, state or local ethics enforcement? This is probably the biggest issue in local government ...

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

10. Four Varying Approaches to Ethics Reform

    Body:  Four current attempts at ethics reform show the incredible variety of approaches and ideas of what government ethics is. Prohibiting County Employees from Contracting with the County ... "hot potato," as the article calls it, was rejected by the ethics board a year ago and, after being postponed three times by the ...

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

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