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1. Disclosure, Investigation, and What To Do With a Loophole

   ... and with a very reasonable point of view: I want to reform the campaign finance system. To reform the campaign finance system I ... In other words, the logic of following law rather than ethics is short-term. Laws that punch loopholes in ethics should be used not as ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18

2. Summer Reading: Corruption and American Politics V - Ethical Leadership and Lobbyist-Campaign Consultants

   ... would not appear to have much relevance to local government ethics, but presidents, mayors, city managers, and other high-level local ... and Scandal in Washington: Have Lobbying and Ethics Reform Made a Difference?" James Thurber, a professor at American University, ...

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

3. Why "When Does an Interest Become an Interest?" Is Not the Right Question

   ... arose recently on the Aspen City Council. The city's ethics law requires a council member to recuse himself from land-use matters ... To make a practical, responsible decision regarding an ethics issue, there is no need for a talmudic discussion of when an interest ...

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

4. We Can Learn Something About "Ingratiation and Access" from Journalists

   ... and access." With respect to local government ethics, the subject would be the corrupting influence of relationships between ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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5. New York City Council Member Indicted for Misuse of Slush Fund, But He Was Enabled by Many Other Officials

   ... The Conflicts of Slush Funds Form of Government Ethics Issues Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

6. The Conflicts of Teachers on School Boards

   ... they serve. ... the same board members would violate [the ethics code] if they were to participate in negotiations or be present at ... wearing the two hats no longer matters, and the state school ethics commission draws the line at the point where at least a memorandum of ...

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

7. It's time to erect a red light at door to the green room

   ... Council's now notorious green room had members of the city's Ethics Commission seeing red earlier this week. Well, if not exactly red, ... Here's a great plate of barbecue chicken. Now about that bill on tonight's agenda. After expressing its concerns, the Ethics ...

   donmc - 2005-07-30 08:54 - 0 comments

8. The Public-Interested Argument for Recusal

   ... public interest ahead of their personal interests. What do ethics laws have to offer to the good guys, to those who favor the public ... be involved with this because I have a conflict of interest. Ethics laws allow thoughtful, ethical officials the right not to have to ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-03-26 09:15 - 0 comments

9. The Use of County Party Committees to Launder Campaign Contributions - An Interactive California Report

   ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ... Related Campaign Finance States and Municipal Ethics In the news ...

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

10. The Next Stage in the Baltimore Legislative Immunity Case

    ... The real problem here, and yet another reason why ethics proceedings should not be criminal, is that a criminal defendant can ... Baltimore State's Response to Motion to Dismiss 092109.pdf 0 bytes Baltimore Dixon Reply to State's Response ...

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

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