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1. Regulating Ethics in a Bust

   ... not only in a financial system. They are also common in government ethics. Booms are when things are good, when local politicians seem worthy ...

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

2. Who's in Charge? - An Introduction to Writing and Revising An Ethics Code

   ... Who should be in charge of writing and revising municipal ethics codes? Generally, ethics codes are the work of a mayor or a council, ... also provide guidance that will help people in and out of government think and act more ethically. Out of this process should come, ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-04-11 09:57 - 0 comments

3. Decisions Regarding Lobbyists Sitting on Advisory Boards

   ... lobbyists and others seeking special benefits from the government sitting on government advisory boards is to get rid of these advisory boards. Conflicts ... the Obama administration tried to solve this government ethics problem by prohibiting registered lobbyists from sitting on ...

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

4. Winter Reading: Switch VI - Mindsets, Free Space, Humor, and Failure

   ... switch.jpg Body:  You Can't Teach Ethics In their book Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard ... a muscle that can be developed with exercise." When government ethics reform becomes an issue, many politicians respond that you ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

5. Rhode Island Bill to Give Ethics Commission Back Its Jurisdiction Over Legislators

   ... on a constitutional amendment that would return to the state ethics commission its jurisdiction over legislators, which had been taken away ... immunity, pursuant to the speech or debate clause, in the government ethics context. For any speech in debate in either house, no ...

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

6. A Miscellany

   Body:  The Politicization of Officials Selecting Ethics Commission Members People should not be political footballs, and ... should be in the hands of community organizations, not government officials. See this recent blog post for how it's done. ...

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

7. Best Practices, The Criminalization of Ethics, and Illness As a Conflict Situation

   ... more general in nature. Best Practices From a government ethics viewpoint, the biggest problem here is a lack of best practices. Because ...

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

8. Most Popular Blog Posts of 2008-2009

   ... to accumulate hits. The Three Lies of Government Ethics An In-Depth Look at Unethical Leadership Government ...

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

9. Providing Counsel for Officials in Ethics Proceedings

   ... governments provide counsel for officials who have had an ethics complaint brought against them? This has become a big issue recently in ... self-serving. But think, too, of the position it puts government attorneys in. An official accepts a gift he shouldn't have ...

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

10. Annual Reports and Review of Ethics Laws

    ... the usefulness of annual reports, as well as whether an Ethics Commission should periodically review the code and its rules, ... integrity, public confidence, and participation in city government, and whether they set forth clear and enforceable, common-sense ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 10:09 - 0 comments

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