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1. Misuse of Official Commendations

   ... for political purposes. So what's wrong with this? Ethics codes limit gifts to officials, not gifts by officials (and even ... this). What's wrong with a few hundred commendations? Government ethics involves relationships and obligations. The direction of ...

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

2. Even Face-Value Tickets Can Be Preferential

   ... Body:  Last month, I wrote about how the Green Bay ethics board hadn't met much more than the Packers had won Super Bowls. Well, now that the Packers have won another, it's time for the ethics board to meet again (the last time it met was in 1999). One thing ...

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

3. Not Engaging in Our Fathers' Misconduct

   ... rather than as an excuse for engaging in it. Local government officials are like fathers to young officials and employees who learn the ropes from them. If the government's ethics environment is poor, young officials experience intimidation, secrecy, ...

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

4. Church Affiliation as a Conflict

   ... a blog post about a situation where a citizen asked an ethics commission for ethics advice when council members failed to do so and, ... that owns land in the city (or, for that matter, sought a government grant). However, considering the separation of church and state, ...

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

5. EC Jurisdiction Over Agency Procurement and Contractors

   Body:  How much jurisdiction need a government ethics program have over procurement matters when there is a procurement ... ethics commission "is worried that there isn't enough government oversight to ensure that private companies aren't given sweetheart ...

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

6. A Miscellany

   ... Ontario, like New York City, chose not to use the word "ethics" in its code). Perhaps a new ethics requirement should be that any ... return donations by anyone who seeks benefits from the local government, and make monthly reports of all donations and ... who works for a firm, seeking a benefit from the local government, or that any such donation has been returned. Here's a case ...

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

7. Some Consequences of the Misuse of Power Involved in Elected Officials Squabbling

   ... other county officials during the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws conference right in the heart of Maricopa County. Well, it got ... the supposed victimizer. When squabbling among local government officials becomes this personal, the public interest is harmed. ...

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

8. Winter Reading: Rick Hasen's "Lobbying, Rent-Seeking, and the Constitution"

   ... devotion of resources to obtaining financial benefits from government (and providing financial benefits to officials, sometimes due to pay ... with arguments about potential individual corruption. His ethics adviser, Norm Eisen, said that it was about “the system as a whole. ...

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

9. "Constituent Services" Can Be Another Term for Quid Pro Quo

   ... these issues. This can be a problem at any level of government. Politicians have a duty to help their constituents, but there are ... and the public navigate this relatively hidden area of government activity. Second, the story of McCain’s dealings with Diamond ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2008-04-22 09:54 - 0 comments

10. Disclosure by Lawyer-Legislators

    ... is to have the client lists given confidentially to an ethics commission or officer, which would be required to check each ... Paula Franzese, a Seton Hall Law School professor and government ethics expert, recommends that "public officials disclose the names ...

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

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