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1. Blind Spots II — Motivated Blindness

   ... culture. In the context of local government ethics, motivated blindness can best be seen when local government attorneys ... especially top officials and local legislators, on ethics matters. Too often, they give officials the advice that is in their ... with officials, they should not be giving officials ethics advice at all, because they themselves are conflicted, even if neither ...

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

2. An Election Official's Political Activity in Philadelphia

   ... a settlement agreement with the Philadelphia board of ethics. Who is her daughter? She was, until resigning immediately after ... calls the daughter a poster child for elections agency reform. One thing the newspaper and good government groups are demanding is ...

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

3. Lewis Hyde's New Observations on Civic Virtue, Mixing Values, and the Freedom to Listen

   ... and -receiving, an issue of relevance to government ethics. I just finished Hyde's book Common As Air: Revolution, Art, and ... Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets," available in PDF form online ). A government official arranging or voting for a family ...

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

4. Conflicts Involving Local Government, Union Members, and Sister Locals in Rhode Island (Yes, Legislative Immunity Comes Up)

   Body:  This year, the Rhode Island ethics commission, which has jurisdiction over local governments, has been ... the state union is willing to undermine independent ethics enforcement relating to Rhode Island local governments. Also, ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

5. It Should Come As No Surprise When Government Counsel Advises the Individual (Joseph Bruno) Rather Than the Office

   ... advising a senator, someone who is not supposed to look at ethics laws as maximum, but as minimum requirements. A senator should not be ... the person rather than the office, and not recognizing that ethics laws are not like criminal laws: they provide minimum requirements not ...

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

6. Public Works Misconduct in Tulsa and Montreal

   ... The mayor took this to mean that the new ethics code is working, even though the code did not tell the director not to ... he doesn't see a need to tighten the rules. "We have a good ethics code for our public servants, but if someone wants to do things that are ...

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

7. The Revolving Door Between Board Membershp and a Job Approved by the Board

   ... board of ed. There is a rule in Rhode Island (where ethics laws apply to both state and local officials) that prohibits this sort of appointment unless the state ethics commission gives a waiver based on "substantial hardship to the board or ...

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

8. Giving Voice to Values II

   ... Framing is central to acting on one's values. So often ethics matters have already, effectively, been framed (and justified) by ... can see that, in many situations, candidates seeking ethics reform can win an election. It can be a matter of convincing people that you ...

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

9. The Going Rate, Statutes of Limitations, and Spousal-Dealing

   ... senator who reached a settlement this week with the state's ethics commission that included a fine of $21,000, according to an article in ... five years, it appears to be very generous. But the ethics violation ended in 2008, and was not discovered, presumably, until 2011. ...

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

10. More Bad Consequences of Gubernatorial Selection of EC Members in Georgia

    ... that aides to Georgia's governor contacted a prospective ethics commission executive secretary before the position was even open, and ... , last year a state senator proposed to do just that. His bill would have state EC members selected by the Chief Justice of the ...

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

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