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1. Legislative Involvement in Administration: Problems in Broward County, FL

   ... preventing ethical misconduct usually does not appear in an ethics code, because it does not involve a traditional conflict of interest. I ... privilege." This "courtesy" has also been a major ethics problem in such places as Dallas , Prince George's County, MD , ...

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

2. An Ethical Sinkhole in Connecticut

   ... and poor drainage in a newly-built highway have to do with government ethics? Often, they are the result of incompetence. But they are also often the ...

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

3. Dealing with "Independent" Expenditures at the Local Level

   ... will be a great relief: "I'm concerned about a zealous ethics staff chasing down rabbit holes when there is no rabbit." These are ... dependent on a few who seek special benefits from the local government, that officials are seen as selling themselves to the highest ...

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

4. Three Personal Myths That Hamper Our Ethical Decision-Making, and a Fool-ish Solution

   ... Acknowledged ignorance, on the other hand, leads us to seek government ethics advice. Thus, it is not the ignorance that is the problem; it's the myth ...

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

5. Post-Employment Role Models

   Body:  Government officials leaving office do not have to do just the minimum ... a role model, but only to those with the same feelings. Government ethics is about more than feelings. These two officials also had both very ...

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

6. Special Districts - Conflicted But Invisible

   ... Special districts are an important and growing form of local government, and yet they often fly beneath the radar. In fact, I've only ... beaches, transit, and combinations of these. The basic ethics problem that many special districts have is that they are created by ...

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

7. Transparency vs. Fear

   ... create no expectations at all.” This isn’t what the government ethics community wants to hear. The new example of an ethical politician ...

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

8. An Undisciplined Nevada Supreme Court Legislative Immunity Decision

   ... But the Supreme Court also ignores the possibility that the ethics commission could make a finding of violation, recommend a penalty, and ... the Supreme Court's decision does not apply to local government ethics commissions. But it is not only of direct concern in states ...

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

9. Drastic Proposals to Disassemble the Dream Machine

   ... conflict of interest." That's got to be the first time government ethics and city housing have come together in a law, not to mention a ...

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

10. Parents' Fear of Retaliation

    ... be the greatest fear among citizens relating to their local government:  the fear that if they speak out against local officials, ... The writer of the letter wants a PTA member to file an ethics complaint against a school board member, because only PTA ... threats as well as unexpressed expectations of local government employees in an unethical environment can be just as damaging as the ...

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

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