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1. The Fiduciary Duty of an Appointing Official

   ... and their appointees act after the appointment is a government ethics issue. One aspect of this issue is similar to officials coercing ...

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

2. Law Firm Turns to Logical Fallacies to Defend Its Non-Compliance with Ethics-Related Subpoenas

   ... are once again insisting that they are an exception to ethics laws. The Moreland Commission, a special investigatory commission called ... a commission charged with purporting to examine ethics in government blatantly disregards the sacrosanct relationship of clients and ...

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

3. Why Revolving Doors Have Governors

   ... situation requires concern for how people will feel about a government that hires "experts" who appear to be helping their immediately ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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4. Stamford Antagonists Reach a Settlement!

   ... that just appeared online two hours ago , the board of ethics reached a settlement with the chair of the board of finance, in which ... messy case is fueling enmities and undermining trust in the government." With the proceedings running up all sorts of bills and bitterness, ...

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

5. Chicago: Legislative IG and Mayoral Travel

   ... Legislative IG The battle continues in Chicago over government ethics authority and funding. According to the cover letter to the legislative ...

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

6. A Minneapolis Study of Conflicts on Development-Related Boards

   ... involvement in matters coming before them. In addition, an ethics complaint alleged a violation based on a planning commissioner's ... they define "personal interest" more broadly than most local government ethics codes, at least with respect to the potential nature of ...

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7. How to Unsettle a Settlement Agreement

   Body:  What happens if an ethics commission enters into a settlement agreement in which an official admits to certain conduct in violation of the jurisdiction's ethics code, and then the official goes out into the world and says he did ... yesterday's Philadelphia Inquirer , Philadelphia's ethics board gets at least some officials to agree "not to make any public ...

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8. Doing What Isn't Required

   Body:  Possibly the most important single thing in government ethics is the recognition that just because something isn't required, it ...

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9. Cleaning Up a Political Culture - Don't Necessarily Do the First Things That Come to Mind

   ... discussed in the most recent blog entry, is not the only ethics case in Massachusetts that has drawn a lot of attention. The result of a ... what they've done, they shouldn't be re-elected. Nothing any government agency could do would be more effective than voting a speaker of the ...

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

10. Massachusetts Catches the Legislative Immunity Virus - Is it Time to Take a Fresh Look at the Ancient Speech & Debate Clause?

    Body:  This week, another state ethics commission is facing a defense of legislative immunity. The state ... more and more now, and that it won't be long before local government legislators will be trying it out, as well. For an excellent ... concept that might have outlasted its era. This is an era of government transparency, and everyone knows that these cases have nothing to ...

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

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