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NY's Moreland Commission Recommendations Too Criminally Oriented
... and election laws, but many of these laws affect local government practices, as well. Those involving government ethics criminalize it, and an important recommendation is both too much and too ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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The Ethics of Naming Public Buildings, Etc. After Serving Officials
... given the name of a serving (or even recently serving) government official? You can't have a stamp, but you can have an airport or ... is about as good publicity as you can get. It's doubly an ethics violation, because it's a gift bought with public funds. Such ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Gifts from Restricted Sources
... sources, that is, from those doing business with the local government (and their lobbyists), are exceptionally damaging, in that they make ... It's too bad that at least some members of the Los Angeles ethics commission don't recognize this. It is a problem that restricted ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Summer Reading: The Righteous Mind II - Individualistic vs. Sociocentric Societies
... Jonathan Haidt identifies one of the biggest obstacles to government ethics in the U.S.: the fact that we have an individualistic society, placing ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Anti-Corruption Political Strategy. And an Alternative.
... One of the principal reasons I have devoted myself to local government ethics is that the ethical habits of government officials and politicians are ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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In Ethics Enforcement, the Criminal Process Can Be Even Less Effective Than the Ballot Box
... Body: There are three basic approaches to enforcing ethics laws: through ethics commissions, through the criminal process, and through the ballot box. I ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The FOI Alternative to Conflict Disclosure
foi.jpg Body: In a quality government ethics program, every official and employee involved in a matter publicly ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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When Municipal Governments Depend on Businesses
Body: There are municipal ethics issues that will never find their way into any ethics code, but which ... Many of these issues involve the relationship between government and businesses. If there were no money to be made in and through municipal government, there would be far less need for ethics programs. Power does ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Mayor Resigns to Make an Ethics Point
... public trust, and that a conflict-of-interest policy and an ethics policy need to be adopted." There were signs of favoritism, most ... 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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City Ethics Model Code Project
This is the place to comment on and discuss the City Ethics Model Code Project. Topics might include the project's format, the ... Forums: General Issues Relating to Model Ethics Code Story Topics: Model Code ...
Robert Wechsler - 2006-11-30 14:56 - 0 comments
