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1. The Carrigan Free Speech Case Goes to the Supreme Court - The Parties' Briefs

   ... for why the First Amendment has no place in this sort of government ethics matter. Making this argument gets to the root of how the Constitution, ...

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

2. At Ethics Camp, Not-So-Tall Tales From the Dark Side

   ... of real-life corruption were what passed for fun at the Ethics Camp, for politicians and public officials here at Santa Clara ... was perhaps the most novel effort to create ''a culture of ethics and accountability,'' said Judy Nadler, a former mayor of Santa Clara ...

   donmc - 2008-04-17 07:16 - 0 comments

3. The Problem with Legislative Ethics Waivers

   Body:  Many government ethics professionals don't like waivers. I think they're valuable. Basically, ... be given only after a public hearing. The value of a government ethics waiver is completely different when it is not an independent ...

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

4. Another Argument for More Ethics Commission Authority

   Body:  Three months ago, I wrote about an ethics commission decision asking for the removal of a Louisville council ... So, there was a victory for transparency, if not for government ethics. I hope the council will recognize that it was forced to act ...

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

5. Ethics Recidivism After Getting Off Easy

   ... You don't hear too much about recidivism in the municipal ethics world. One reason may be that it happens, but often at different levels, ... enforcement to non-officials. This puts all the burden on government workers and none on business people. It invites attempts to seduce, ...

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

6. MIAMI/DADE COUNTY

   ... 2.2 million Web site: www.co.miami-dade.fl.us/ethics About the Miami-Dade Ethics Commission Jurisdiction extends over 35,000 county and ...

   donmc - 2006-05-14 21:44 - 0 comments

7. Jacksonville.com - above the fold...

   Body:  What’s missing from new Jacksonville ethics office? Money No budget or staff yet, despite being adopted by ... after it was signed into law, Jacksonville’s Office of Ethics, Compliance and Oversight still has no budget. Its one employee, a ...

   donmc - 2015-04-08 23:21 - 0 comments

8. Nepotism and Withdrawal

   ... a nepotism situation in Valparaiso, IN. The city's ethics commission found that the hiring of the fire chief's son would be ... sufficient solutions to the problems of nepotism in government? This depends on what one thinks are the problems of nepotism. If ... power on to members of their families. Nepotism can turn government departments into dynasties, causing capable individuals to feel that ...

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

9. Ways Not to Select the Members of an Ethics Commission

   ... There are many right and wrong ways to select an ethics commission. The rightest ways take the selection process out of the ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ... Ethics Commissions/Administration Local Government Attorneys In the news ...

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

10. Collecting Ethics Commission Fines

    Body:  What's an ethics commission to do? Even ethics commissions with teeth, that is, with the ... whose ethics commission has jurisdiction over local government officials.  According to its online debtors' list , ... such as $25,000. Unlike the great majority of local government ECs, South Carolina's does have ways of collecting fines. According ...

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

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