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1. Appearance Is Nothing to Shrug At

   ... appears, that "reality doesn't count." When it comes to government ethics, it isn't that reality doesn't count. It's that perception is reality. ...

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

2. Louisiana Embraces Reform - At Least at the State Level

   Body:  Ethics problems in Louisiana have shown up in this blog several times, so ... Huey Long, once said, "Someday Louisiana is gonna get good government. And they ain't gonna like it." Well, finally we'll see if he was ... at the local level? How many Jindals are there in local government. Click here to read about the failure of minor reforms in St. ...

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

3. Proximity to Property and the Appointment of Zoning Board Members

   ... not elected officials. It's important to recognize that government ethics is concerned with fairness and corruption, with officials using their ...

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

4. Don't Underestimate the Effects of Conflicts of Interest

   ... this week before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform begins: Conflicts of interest were largely responsible ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

5. Seattle Rejects Public Financing and Embraces District Council Elections

   ... last week. They voted for two related changes to their government. One was a public campaign financing program for citywide council ... (2) Candidates may misuse public funds. (Government ethics is all about preventing the misuse of office and of public funds; ...

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

6. Annual Disclosure

   ... positions, including members of municipal boards, such as ethics commissions, finance boards, planning and zoning boards, boards of ... interests will prevent people from getting involved in city government. But the disclosure statements in this model code are far from what, ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 09:12 - 0 comments

7. Elections Commissions

   ... commissions? Other than land-use commissions (and, sadly, ethics commissions), elections commissions are probably the most abused in ... who have not been candidates themselves, and who do not have government jobs. Most people have nothing to do with government or campaigns. ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-03-31 08:20 - 0 comments

8. General Advisory Opinions Are Very Useful

   Body:  A couple of months ago, the Ohio Ethics Commission did something very wise and valuable:  it drafted an ... Some forms of indexing, for example, by both term and ethics code provision, facilitate the job of consulting relevant advisory ... EC website's Informational Materials page. Most local government EC's will not have 25 years of opinions to pull together and ...

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

9. Blind Spots VI — Psychological Cleansing and Obfuscation

   ... after the behavior itself, is usually the worst part of an ethics scandal, the adding of insult to injury. The public is faced with two ... (that is, change in rules governing auditors). Although government officials often claim they have integrity, citizens are less likely ...

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

10. Quote of the Day

    ... [of the United States] has a committee on judicial ethics that will give advisory opinions to judges who have questions ... about what Justice Ginsburg said is (1) she follows ethics rules she is not legally bound by, (2) she seeks (and values) ethics advice even though she doesn't have to, (3) the ability to seek ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2013-07-30 13:53 - 0 comments

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