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1. Getting the Green Bay Ethics Program into the Super Bowl

   ... Lombardi coached them there in 1967. An ethics board meeting is not quite a Super Bowl, but Green Bay's record isn't ... the Green Bay Press-Gazette this week , Green Bay's ethics board hasn't met since 1999 (it met once in 1999 and once in 1998). ... appear to be two principal reasons for this. One is that the ethics board has limited jurisdiction (Green Bay Code §1-90(8)(b) ...

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

2. The Enforcement of Ethics Laws Against Local Government Legislators

   ... (May 23, 2008) causes serious problems with respect to ethics enforcement against local government legislators, at least in Louisiana. ... in the U.S. Constitution, prevents an independent ethics board from making decisions regarding state legislators with respect to ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

3. The Problems with Requiring a Sworn Ethics Complaint Based on Personally Known Facts

   Body:  Is it important that an ethics complaint be based on information that is known personally? Some ethics codes require this. But the fact is that many ethics violations are done secretly. It can take some serious, professional ...

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

4. Mis-summarizing and Other Ethics Problems in Chula Vista, CA

   ... that it is especially powerful in the field of government ethics is in summaries and directions. Those who write summaries of ethics laws and directions for filing complaints or other forms can have an ...

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

5. Broward County (FL) Ethics Reform Talk: Gifts and Advice

   ... FL commission is discussing changes to the countywide ethics program, focusing on gifts and ethics advice. Gift Bans Conversations about the problems with gift ...

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

6. The Benefits of Hyperlinking Ethics Codes, and the Dependency of Children

   ... non-dependent son, and she is being investigated by the Ohio Ethics Commission. Let me say first that I think it's outrageous for a ... she thought only dependent children were covered by the Ohio ethics law, but even if she truly thought that was the law, she knew what she ...

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

7. New Orleans Mayor's Indictment Shows Weakness of the City's Ethics Program

   ... stopped a long time ago if the city and state had better ethics laws and the city's ethics board was able to initiate complaints and hold public hearings on ethics ...

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

8. Chicago Task Force Second Report V — Some Bad Ideas and Missed Chances

   ... Body:  The worst recommendation in the Chicago ethics task force's second report (attached; see below) involves the role it wants the corporation counsel to play in the city's ethics program: prosecuting attorney. I feel strongly that a corporation ...

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

9. The Three Lies of Government Ethics

   ... third one is the punch line. Unfortunately, in government ethics there aren't any punch lines, but there are lies, or at least common ... to as "untruths." Those who believe in effective government ethics programs need to be ready to respond to them when they arise. ...

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

10. Ethics in Congress I - Institutional Corruption (Summer Reading)

    ethics in congress.jpg Body:  My second volume of summer reading is a classic, Dennis F. Thompson's Ethics in Congress: From Individual to Institutional Corruption (1995). ... at Harvard) has a great deal to say about government ethics that is equally applicable to city and county legislators. The ...

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

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