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  1. A Restricted Source Involved in a Preferential Arrest and a Questionable Third-Party Candidacy

    ... sometimes, someone gives the game away, and it becomes clear how inextricable the two areas can be. According to an article in ... may lead to political rather than financial benefits. Note how indirect and political everything in this matter is. The signature ...

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

  2. An ethical approach to business

    ... ongoing programs to promote good corporate conduct. How stringent Jacksonville's criteria would be remains to be seen. But the ... Donovan said. But the idea is so new that it's hard to tell how businesses would react, said Bob Goforth, a Jacksonville-based site ...

    donmc - 2006-01-12 11:56 - 0 comments

  3. Municipal Attorneys Should Stay Out of Ethics Proceedings

    ... all feel we can be fair and impartial, but what matters is how we appear. And how the county attorney's opinion appears is biased, even if it may be totally ...

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

  4. Non-Substantive Considerations for Dismissing Ethics Complaints

    ... Investigative Reporting article from yesterday that shows how the Louisville Metro Council president has, in his response to a series of ... waste time determining this? And if the complaint is valid, how could it be "frivolous" in any meaningful way? Yes, this provision is ...

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

  5. Carrigan Decision: Seeking Ethics Advice Is Due Process

    ... In other words, it's up to the legislature to determine how it operates, as long as its rules are not discriminatory. Of course, here the state legislature regulated how local legislators, and other officials, operate, but local governments are ...

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

  6. Signs of Institutional Corruption in Albany, NY (The City, Not the Capital)

    ... that the government does not think it's anybody's business how close officials' relationships are, or appear to be, with companies ... companies. It is also evidenced by what officials say, and how their colleagues and, especially, the most high-level officials respond to ...

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

  7. Aspirational Ethics Code

    ... may seek clarification from the Ethics Commission as to how they apply them to specific situations. The American Society for Public ... may seek clarification from the Ethics Commission as to how they apply them to specific situations. * Note that the ASPA code ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-16 20:58 - 0 comments

  8. Government Ethics Professionals Also Respond Personally to Conflict Allegations

    ... News from British Columbia provides strong evidence of how difficult it is for anyone to deal with his own conflict situation, even a ... this is difficult for a conflict commissioner to do, think how hard it is for an ordinary official. Robert Wechsler Director of ...

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

  9. Hubris, Nemesis, and Government Ethics

    ... with the brand new one, Nemesis . Coetzee shows how Roth has dealt in these novels with the classical concept of Nemesis, "the ... he immerses himself in guilt, concerned with how he brought down others' lives. Refusing to take the chance of polluting ...

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

  10. Nudging and Government Ethics

    ... intended to get individuals to act in their self-interest. How is that going to help government ethics, which tries to get government ... from some unknown ethics commission staff member. This is how United Way gets everyone to participate. It's an approach that works. ...

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

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