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1. Local Ethics Reform in Massachusetts

   ... Because Massachusetts has one of the better state ethics programs with jurisdiction over local officials, there are very few ... Boston's corporation counsel, a lawyer specializing in government law, a university chancellor, and a former executive director of the ...

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

2. Jersey City Ethics Audit re Development Process

   Body:  This summer, several New Jersey local government officials were arrested in a big FBI sting operation (see my blog post ). Yesterday, an ethics audit focused on development practices was released. Requested by the ...

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

3. Another Reason Not to Let an Ethics Program Become Moribund

   Body:  Here's an all too common scenario:  A local government creates an ethics program after a scandal, and time passes either without another scandal ...

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

4. First Round of Chicago Ethics Reforms

   ... response from Steve Berlin, executive director of Chicago's ethics board. I had made the silly assumption that the underlined language in ... trained by the board of ethics (EB). This should help make government ethics part of day-to-day discussion, resource management, and ...

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

5. Trenton's Ethics Environment in a Timeline

   ... a major campaign contributor. For those interested in government ethics, the best thing about the raid is the timeline that went up on the ...

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

6. Some Things We Can Take Away from Rep. Rangel's Ethics Proceeding

   Body:  Although the ethics proceedings involving Rep. Charles Rangel (NY) are at the federal level, ... he did, it was okay. But intent is not a central concern of government ethics. All that need be shown in an enforcement proceeding is that ... not to reason why, theirs but to do and die.” As a government lawyer in a government context, it's never about winning. It's about ...

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

7. How to Make Colorado's Ethics Program More Functional

   Body:  Colorado has an extremely dysfunctional ethics program, everyone is complaining about it, but approaches to fixing it ... rights law that protects individuals from mistreatment by government officials, such as the police and prison guards. It is strictly a ...

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

8. Ordinary vs. Technical Readings of Ethics Provisions -- A Case Study

   ... (see below) I have often complained about how local government officials and attorneys approach government ethics matters in an overly technical manner. Well, ethics commission attorneys ...

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

9. Ethics Advice and the Importance of Being a Daddy's Boy

   ... Shooting is not what people should do when it comes to ethics advice. According to an NPR feature that ran today , Bopp ... then fine (at least if you have lots of rich friends or your government will pick up the tab). It might cost government thousands of times ...

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

10. Preferential Treatment and Zoning Enforcement

    ... an official discriminates against you by sicking a local government inspector on you? This question was raised by David Owens in a ... of discrimination won't do it. Owens does not consider ethics complaints. One reason, I would guess, is that in the hypothetical he ...

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

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