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1. An Advisory Opinion Concerning Constituent Services

   Body:  On August 29, the D.C. Board of Ethics and Government Accountability issued an advisory opinion on the ...

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

2. A New, But Very Weak Regional Ethics Program in Connecticut

   ... idea of yours becomes a reality. My pet idea is the regional ethics program, whose biggest successes have been of the countywide variety, ... is its failure to provide the most important element of a government ethics program:  ethics advice. The commission exists for two ...

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

3. Indirect Benefits, Expertise, and the Responsibility for Poor Ethics Advice

   ... a Daily Oklahoman editorial took to task the state ethics commission, which has jurisdiction over local officials. The editorial's ... agency oversight without an offsetting benefit to good government." The editorial concluded, "Future board members may need to be ...

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

4. The Philadelphia Ethics Board's Proposed Gift Regulation

   ... below) The gift regulation proposed by Philadelphia's ethics board last week (attached; see below) provides a great opportunity to ... director of the Committee of Seventy, an important good government organization in Philadelphia, took strong exception both to the ...

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

5. Ethics in Congress V - Constituent Service (Summer Reading)

   ethics in congress.jpg Body:  Constituent service is a basic ... in my blog ( click here to read the principal exception ). Government ethics focuses too much on votes and self-serving conduct, and too little on the ways in which council members and other government officials help their constituents in special or inappropriate ways. ...

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

6. Surprise! Philadelphia Council Drafts New Ethics Bills

   ... the major recommendations of Philadelphia's Task Force on Ethics and Campaign Finance Reform in its 58-page report . According to ... new bills. Considering that transparency is central to government ethics, and that there had been a public task force report supported ...

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

7. Online Course in Planning and Land Use Ethics

   Body:  Patricia Salkin , director of the Government Law Center at the Albany Law School and author of the Law of the Land blog , which I often refer to, is teaching an online ethics in planning and land use regulation course for Rutgers University's ...

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

8. Carrigan Decision: Seeking Ethics Advice Is Due Process

   ... that, if a council member chooses not to seek ethics advice and votes on a matter involving someone with whom he has a ... important caveat that goes to a fundamental problem of local government ethics programs in the U.S. The Nevada conflict provision's ...

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

9. Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana Undermines His Ethics Reforms

   ... the first step towards building a better Louisiana where our ethics laws are the gold standard - letting the rest of the world know that ... this time it appears that he has no real understanding of government ethics, or feels it does not apply to him. The Times ...

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

10. Like Constitutions, Interpreting Ethics Codes Requires Understanding, Humility, and Transparency

    ... After Dellinger's opinion piece, I tie his ideas into government ethics. I think they're very important observations. During the ...

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

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