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1. The Benefits of Interactive Local Government Information on the Internet

   ... cities and towns are involved. One goal of government ethics is to enable more citizen participation due to more trust in government ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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2. Valuing Gifts, and Courtesies to an Office

   ... and the office is a central issue in government ethics. The former publisher of the very newspaper reporting the situation, who ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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3. Shell Companies and Disclosure

   ... the best way to handle such disclosure is to place it in an ethics code, and have the rule require action by each of these areas to make ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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4. Participating with a Conflict

   ... to conclude that there is an "absolute" violation of an ethics statute? What, in fact, is an "absolute" violation, as opposed to an ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story ...

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5. A Court Decision in Florida Validates an Inspector General's Advice

   ... ignoring good advice from the inspector general or ethics commission. It is good that the officials' successors on the city ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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6. The Statistical Projections Game - The Cards Go Out on the Table

   ... Actuary Jonathan Schwartz has received no funds from City Ethics. But it may seem like that from how perfectly today's front-page New ... admitted that he had knowingly overreached on the pension bill by claiming that it cost nothing." Click here to read the rest of ...

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7. Local Government Dependency on Drug Asset Forfeiture in Texas

   ... for one's personal interest. With respect to government ethics, the law is every bit as nasty as heroin. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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8. Guidelines for Transparency in Local Government Legislative Redistricting

   ... Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies (2006), and a Reform Institute publication from 2005 (attached; see below, especially pages 11-15). For the ethics of local redistricting, see an earlier blog post . Robert ...

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9. Dealing Responsibly with Contract Conflicts

   ... not put it in writing, as required. The article says that an ethics expert recommended that the state have a standard disclosure form, but ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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10. A Government Attorney's Discretion

    ... challenge the constitutionality of the federal health care reform bill. The elected attorney general says that it's unlikely to be ... such other duties as shall be required by law. The ethics question here is, can a law require a government attorney, or ...

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