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  1. A New D.C. Ethics Reform Bill

    Body:  On April 17, the District of Columbia ethics board filed recommendations for ethics reform with the council (see my blog post on the recommendations ). ...

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

  2. The Witch Hunt Argument Against Ethics Commissions with Teeth

    ... One of the biggest limitations on local government ethics codes can be state ethics laws. In Connecticut, for example, state laws seriously limit how much ...

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

  3. A Toothless Ethics Commission Seeks Information About the Effects of Its Recommendations

    Body:  Ethics reform is difficult without a scandal. If your local government doesn't have an ethics commission, it's hard to form one. If there's an ethics commission without teeth, it's hard to even get dentures. And in Denver, ...

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

  4. Legislators Fending Off Ethics Enforcement -- Who Needs Legislative Immunity?

    ... about the en masse resignation of the Jackson County (MO) ethics commission, and said that this was a sign that things were seriously ... I praised the fact that independent organizations sat on an ethics selection committee. What I didn't realize is that the organizations ...

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

  5. Top Tallahassee Officials Oppose Ethics Advisory Panel Recommendations

    ... mayor has opposed all of the recommendations from a special ethics advisory panel (attached; see below), according to an article last ... recommendations is consolidation. They seek to consolidate ethics provisions into one ethics code, and to consolidate the ethics-related ...

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

  6. Compliance and Conflicts in Tallahassee: The Organization Interest vs. The Public Interest

    Body:  Tallahassee takes a compliance approach to ethics. Its ethics code is aspirational, based on core values. Its ethics training ...

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

  7. Problems with an IG Approach to Local Government Ethics

    Body:  I believe that an ethics commission/ethics officer approach to local government ethics is far better than an inspector general approach. The simultaneous ...

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

  8. An Ethics Pledge That's Too Much and Too Little

    ... I wrote a critical assessment of the Luzerne County (PA) Ethics Pledge . From an article last week in the Citizens Voice , I ... his fellow council members unanimously refused to sign the ethics pledge. This meeting occurred on June 1, according to another ...

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

  9. The Home-Field Advantage Theory of Government Ethics

    Body:  One way of describing government ethics is that it involves the use and abuse of the power that goes with ... officials' positions. Not all such abuses are covered by ethics laws, of course. This blog post looks at an instance of abuse that is ...

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

  10. A Columnist Gets Government Ethics, A Former Mayor Doesn't

    ... editorial on the importance of an independent ethics commission that has authority over independent authorities. A particularly valuable observation: "The city Ethics Commission needs the ability to obtain independent legal advice. The ... Counsel's Office advises the mayor, City Council and the Ethics Commission. If the Ethics Commission receives a complaint against the ...

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

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