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1. Local IG Makes Charges About Campaign Treasurer Acting As Auditor

   ... reason the auditor should have declined the job. How could such an impairment become concrete in a harmful way? An article in ... aspects of the audit, there is no way for the public to know how much influence he had on the extent of the inquiry or on the audit's ...

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

2. Unethical Harassment and Wearing Logos

   ... these, or the Carhartts I wear to many public events? How much will this blogger's asinine political grandstanding cost all of us in ... agree with her, I would support her in having this right. How does our legislature respond? Ralf Seekins (Fairbanks, R) just wrote a bill ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 11 comments

3. Ignorance or Faux Ignorance re Government Ethics?

   ... the discussion away from the appearance of impropriety and how to deal with it responsibly. In other words, it becomes clear that ... Enforcement But if you think this is a tactic, check out how the Connecticut chair of the one of the two principal political parties has ...

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

4. If Fiduciary Duty Governs Financial Advice, Why Not Ethics Advice and Officials' Disclosure?

   ... of interest, providing sufficient details and explaining how the advisor addresses or intends to manage or mitigate each conflict. ... or their prior involvement in a matter, and do not address how they plan to manage or mitigate the conflict, other than not voting at that ...

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

5. Lobbying Subject Disclosure

   ... to say which side of the issue one's client is on, and how the client might benefit. In the example, did the client seek to increase ... getting lobbyists to disclose anything in a timely manner. How much detail they provide comes too far down the priority list to be the ...

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

6. Legislators' Independence of Ethics Enforcement

   ... there is no constitutional provision that says otherwise, how could the legislature then except local officials from these laws to the ... either criminally or civilly, because of what they say or how they vote. They may be called upon to answer for their legislative conduct ...

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

7. Embracing Friction

   ... dollars, the evidence is often not clear. It's hard to prove how much was saved by preventing the hiring of incompetent relatives or by ... be low, and should go down as officials and employees learn how to deal with everyday situations and learn to discuss the more difficult ...

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

8. Abuse of Citizen Ignorance in an Ethics-Related Referendum

   ... but also the city commissioner's remuneration? How can a citizen be expected to know about this form and other county ... city commissioners would no longer have to fulfill? And how can citizens be expected to know that the sole reason this is being given ...

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

9. Eastern Oregon Takes on Government Transparency

   ... of interest. No numbers are required, no one will know how wealthy or poor you are, there’s nothing about one’s home, no personal ... of interest. No numbers are required, no one will know how wealthy or poor you are, there’s nothing about one’s home, no personal ...

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

10. Treating Inmates as Commodities in Louisiana Is a Local Government Ethics Problem

    ... the prison program from a column by Jarvis DeBerry about how to solve the problem: The state's sheriffs are treating inmates as ... Louisiana is effectively a state without empathy. How does a community gain empathy? Robert Wechsler Director of ...

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

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