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1. A New Report on the Ethics Programs of Florida Counties

   ... University’s LeRoy Collins Institute and the new good government group Integrity Florida released a report entitled "Florida Counties Bridge the Ethics Policy Gap" , which analyzes the results of a survey of government ethics programs and reforms in 45 of Florida’s 67 counties. ...

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

2. Not Much to Get Excited About in Baltimore's Ethics Reforms

   ... the road from Philadelphia, Baltimore too is considering ethics reforms, but it's in response to a scandal involving its past mayor ... of provisions. There doesn't seem to be any good government organization pushing for more major changes, nor do there appear to ...

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

3. The Problems with Requiring a Sworn Ethics Complaint Based on Personally Known Facts

   Body:  Is it important that an ethics complaint be based on information that is known personally? Some ethics ... What they uncover is often used by citizens, good government organizations, and others as the basis for an ethics complaint. And sometimes a government employee who has suspected misconduct has her suspicions confirmed ...

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

4. The Effect of a State's Ethics Environment on Local Governments' Ethics Environments

   ... of the principal reasons I have focused my energies on local government ethics is that most people learn their government ethics at the local level. ...

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

5. Philadelphia's "Ethics Agenda": Making Ethics Central to a Mayoral Campaign

   ... knows how to take a stand and make a difference. It has made ethics a central issue of the upcoming mayoral election by putting together a ... are contracts, cronyism, board of ethics, nepotism, open government, government documents, gifts, luxury boxes at stadiums, campaign ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-16 12:29 - 0 comments

6. Winter Reading: Switch III - Goals and Destinations

   ... switch.jpg Body:  A Destination for Government Ethics Training Most cities and counties treat ethics training as a ...

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

7. A Misguided Attempt to Provide More Due Process in FL

   ... The story of state legislative interference with local government ethics programs in Florida continues with a newly amended bill in the state ...

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

8. Applause (and Some Criticism) for the New D.C. Ethics Bill

   Body:  An ethics bill in the District of Columbia, sponsored by council member Muriel ... program those doing and seeking business with the city government. It is best to have both sides to transactions involved, both ... responsibly with a conflict. Criminalization of Government Ethics The ethics board can decide not to hold a hearing on a ...

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

9. Proposed Ethics Reforms in San Antonio

   ... and city attorney proposed a number of reforms to the city's ethics code and campaign finance regulations. I will deal here only with the ... (see the arguments against this in my book Local Government Ethics Programs ). The proposed reform would allow the city's ...

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

10. Ethics in Congress I - Institutional Corruption (Summer Reading)

    ethics in congress.jpg Body:  My second volume of summer ... (a professor at Harvard) has a great deal to say about government ethics that is equally applicable to city and county legislators. ... (but far from its only fresh and valuable idea) is that the government ethics process largely ignores institutional corruption in favor of ...

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

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