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1. The Role of Motive in Government Ethics

   ... is instructive regarding a basic concept of government ethics, as well as a basic concept of legislative immunity. Legislators ... house minority leader made a strenuous argument against a bill requiring increased financial disclosures by for-profit nursing homes. His ...

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

2. A Critique of a New Industry-Local Government Ethics Code in New York

   ... Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo, issued a Wind Industry Ethics Code to deal with these problems. Hats off to Cuomo for the idea, ... code, from an AG office press release . The complete ethics code can be found here : Bans wind companies from hiring ...

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

3. Where Ethics Provisions Should Appear and Not Appear

   ... clear that a state constitution is not the right place for ethics laws. Last November, an amendment to the state constitution was ... amendment, but to a law. An advisory opinion of the state ethics commission found that a scholarship is not a gift, because it is earned, ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-06-18 14:09 - 0 comments

4. Advisory Opinions

   ... the topic of advisory opinions appears in both the ethics provision and administration sections of the Model Code. Advisory opinions are the most important of an Ethics Commission's responsibilities, and often the most underutilized. Regular ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2010-04-28 09:01 - 0 comments

5. Indirect Benefits, Expertise, and the Responsibility for Poor Ethics Advice

   ... a Daily Oklahoman editorial took to task the state ethics commission, which has jurisdiction over local officials. The editorial's ... are struggling to survive. Responsibility for Poor Ethics Advice It is also good that the CEO sought advice about his conflict ...

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

6. A Campaign Ethics Pledge

   Body:  Usually an ethics pledge is something required of a town official or something requested by a good government organization. But sometimes an ethics pledge is an election strategy. This is the case in Bridgeport, ... his committee on behalf of Connecticut Common Cause): Reform City Ethics Commission: Give the Ethics Commission some teeth by ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-09-26 14:22 - 0 comments

7. Zygmunt Bauman on Responsibility, Trust, Self-Deception, and More

   ... Body:  Despite the title of his essay "What Chance of Ethics in the Globalized World of Consumers?" Zygmunt Bauman has some valuable things to say that are relevant to government ethics (the essay appears in his 2009 book, Does Ethics Have a Chance in a ...

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

8. Risk and Government Ethics

   ... consequences, that underlie the philosophy of a government ethics program. The reason government ethics is rules-based is that the obligations of government officials derive ...

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

9. Vague, Character-Based Ethics Rules Give More Power Than Guidance

   ... day is a good time to consider how vague, character-based ethics rules can be misused. According to an article in the October 27 ... of integrity? What is important is recognizing that when ethics rules are vague, more power is placed in the hands of whatever ...

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

10. How to Bring Power Brokers into a Government Ethics Program

    ... or transparency, and without participating in any way in the ethics program. Assuming that it cannot be determined that a power broker ... role, such as lobbyist or restricted source, how can an ethics program deal with an individual such as this? You have to think outside ...

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

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