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Treating Inmates as Commodities in Louisiana Is a Local Government Ethics Problem
... Times-Picayune . It is a story rooted in an extremely poor ethics environment that, despite vaunted ethics reforms (that many, including me, have criticized), does not seem to ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Moral Clarity VIII - Transcending Our Limitations Through Ethics
... Immanuel Kant. What’s wonderful about Kant’s approach to ethics is that it not only focuses on the role of reason. It also shows how ethics allows us to transcend our ordinary limitations. Kant considered the two ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Ethics Reform via Referendum, and Some Valuable Practices from New York City
Body: Referendum Requires Ethics Training and Increases Penalties I learned at the COGEL conference ... . Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics: ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Ethics Reports and Efforts in New Orleans
... number of civic organizations that focus on government ethics, and the greatest amount of activity among them. There is the ... Commission , a watchdog group that has filed ethics complaints (see my two blog posts that mention them: 1 2 ). ... 1 Greater New Orleans , which has lobbied for a number of ethics reforms locally and at the state level. There is Common Good , a ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Atlantic City Council Votes to Abolish the City's Ethics Board
Body: A city full of casinos has no need for an ethics board, right? Well, according to an article in yesterday's Press ... of Atlantic City. The resurrection of the city's Ethics Board was a campaign promise made by former Mayor Bob Levy that hung in ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Restrictions on Ethics Commission Membership
... In yesterday's miscellany , I talked about an ethics commission member conflicted due to having played a role in the campaign ... and dealing with them responsibly is central to government ethics. But there are two differences when it comes to EC members. One is ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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How to Bring Contractors Into the Ethics Process
Body: Another interesting ethics matter is raised in the article on the school board member in Santa ... business with the local government to be involved in the ethics process. It is a positive thing for those doing business with the city ... to fall between the cracks. This is why the City Ethics Model Code has a Disclosure by Applicants provision , which requires ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Dealing Responsibly with an Ethics Violation
... scenario of a sort that is too rarely included in ethics training. And yet it's one that could save a lot of officials, as well as ethics programs, a great deal of trouble, and help maintain public trust in ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Government Ethics Specialists Need Not Apply
... of State Governments (CSG), and the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL), Public Integrity is the foremost journal on ethics and leadership in all aspects of modern public service. Written for both ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Ethics Professionals Need to Defend Their Own
... Louisiana legislators do not seem to like the state Board of Ethics. Earlier this year, two of them sued the Board of Ethics, based on a decision it made. Now the Legislature has passed a bill ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-07-19 09:24 - 0 comments
