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Taking Responsibility for COGEL Awards
... at the annual conference of the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL) , the only association of state and local government ethics professionals, Judge Anthony Wilhoit was given the COGEL ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Ethics Reform IV - Allen County and Columbus, IN et al
... , Allen County, IN, which includes Fort Wayne, amended its ethics ordinance after a complaint was brought against a member of the county ... seems to be completely lost when it comes to establishing a government ethics program. According to an article in the Republic , ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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What Is Free Speech?
... including contractors and others doing business with government, as well as to prevent elected officials from actually ... to them. These goals are similar to the goals of government ethics laws. So let's try out what these gentlemen said by applying ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Municipal Bid Rigging Nationwide and Ethics Day in Chicago
... going on, or were some of them in on it? Stay tuned. Ethics Day in Chicago According to an article in the Chicago Tribune ... principal candidates for mayor of Chicago focused on local government ethics, at least for a day. Gery Chico called for consolidation of ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Prince George's County (MD) Ethics Reforms Good, But Incomplete
... introduced to the Maryland House that would make extensive ethics changes. The bills would deal with the moribund ethics program by providing the county ethics board with an executive director, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Chicago's Mayor Replaces Entire Ethics Board
Body: When a mayor replaces an entire ethics commission, it usually means that he is taking over control of the ... the media have picked up on this, portraying government ethics as primarily about penalizing bad politicians. This is neither accurate nor helpful to an ethics program. A government ethics program is more about prevention than it is about ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Legislative Bodies Should Not Be Providing Ethics Waivers
... exemption.jpg Body: Erosion of an ethics program can occur in many ways (see the section of my book on ... and land surveyors contracted to do work for state or local government. There was an attempt to include lawyers among the exemptees, but it ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Garbage Ethics Reform in Chicago Sets an Example
... regular point of contact between individuals and their local government. If people are happy with their garbage pickup, they are likely to ... but it's worth considering because too often government ethics reform is seen as limited to changes to the ethics code or enforcement ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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Summer Reading: Corruption and American Politics II - Mark Warren's Essay
... matters more in a democracy than in any other form of government. He follows this with two important sentences about the purpose of government ethics: "A government viewed as corrupt cannot be trusted. And a ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Discussing Ethics Reform Behind Closed Doors in Luzerne County, PA
... hold an executive session tomorrow to discuss changes to its ethics code. The editorial says it would be wrong to hold an executive session. ... in the Sunshine Act." In short, everything a government discusses might lead to litigation. To hold an executive ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
