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1. If Only a Large Campaign Contribution Could Be Considered a Conflict of Interest -- The Westminster Approach

   Body:  In ethics codes, campaign contributions are sacrosanct. Nearly every ethics code ... of value," or whatever they call money and goods given to government officials and employees. Limiting campaign contributions is a ... to give) money when there is an understanding that a government official will do something in return (the old quid pro quo). It ...

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

2. A Miscellany

   ... embezzlement (albeit for $500 in gift cards) rather than the ethics violation (not yet tried) of failing to include gifts on her financial ... profits for the companies. How does that square with government service?" The secretary says he will recuse himself if an ...

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

3. Ethical Decision-Making

   ... any event, apply to the decision-making process involved in government ethics matters. Lehrer says that "within a few milliseconds, the brain has made ...

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

4. Ethical Obligations Do Not End at the Line Drawn By Jurisdictional Language

   ... morals to the following story. One involves law, the other ethics. Last August, the Nevada Policy Research Institute ran a long ... not filing financial disclosure statements with the state ethics commission, something required of all the state's "public officers." ...

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5. Problems with Obtaining a Job with a Contractor for One's Agency

   ... their agency oversees, they are seen as using their government service as a stepping stone to help themselves as well as the firms ... member sought an advisory opinion from the city's board of ethics. The problem is that he sought it only with respect to accepting the ...

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6. Conflicts of Interest and the Founding Fathers

   ... of the New York Review of Books contains a passage on government ethics that gives an interesting context to our thoughts about it. ...

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7. Helping Contractors Rather Than the Public

   ... of the New York Times today that deals with a common government ethics situation. The situation involves a lobbyist hired because he had a ...

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8. Bias Is Not a Conflict

   ... removal effort said of the conflict provision in the county ethics code, "The clear intent of this section is to avoid even the appearance ... and Common Cause members expected not to vote on good government matters? Put like this, it seems ridiculous. We vote for people ...

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9. Not Dealing Responsibly with Conflicts Can Lead to Litigation and Overturning of Board Action

   ... lead to litigation and the overturning of actions by local government officials. A good example of this can be seen in the case of ... conduct as narrowly as possible could think there was any ethics question here. In the decision this blog post is focused on, ...

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10. A Good Example of Problems That Can Arise from Privatization

    ... raise new sorts of problems. One type of nonprofit operates government-funded facilities or programs, such as schools. These nonprofits are ... occur when the entities are not subject to transparency or ethics laws. The Times article reports on a nonprofit charter ...

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