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1. The Need for Ethics Oversight of COGs

   ... are often left outside of both local and state government ethics programs. And yet, as the term "joint powers authorities" implies, they ... fiefdoms, see the section of my book Local Government Ethics Programs on the topic). But this was not a separate agency, as most ...

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

2. Charitable Fundraising as an End Run Around Ethics Laws

   ... take food from the mouths of children just because of some ethics technicality? Click here to read the rest of this blog entry. ... funds. Counsel to the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics stated disingenuously, 'I don't think that this situation is a violation ...

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

3. Henry Adams on Government Ethics

   ... is a must-read for those interested in government ethics. It's also a first-rate novel, full of wit, excellent writing, and a ... with politics. The exchange is all about government ethics. Here are a few wonderful quotations from the novel, including from the ...

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

4. Confidentiality After an Official's Resignation

   ... It is generally agreed that it is best to preserve an ethics commission's jurisdiction over officials and employees after they ... it can take a long time for information to come out that an ethics violation might have occurred, and for an ethics proceeding to be ...

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

5. A New, Improved Local Government Ethics Treasure Trove

   ... What could provide a better education for local government ethics practitioners than reading through a greatly expanded 261-page list of ... has decided or settled from 1992 through last week ? The ethics provisions may not be the same as everywhere, but the problems usually ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2013-01-29 15:22 - 1 comment

6. Participation in a Matter, and Seeking Ethics Advice

   ... they feel they know what they need to know about government ethics questions. Take D.C. council member Vincent Orange. According to ... on the WAMU-FM website , for the third time he introduced a bill to exempt the city's public school teachers from paying the D.C. income ...

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

7. How to Handle Misrepresentations of Ethics Advice

   ... It is very damaging when a government official misrepresents ethics advice he has been given. What should an ethics officer or commission do ... Size Mass Press Release re Wolf 080813.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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8. Extreme Ethics Enforcement in China

   ... provides a look at a new form of local government ethics enforcement in China, which exists because local governments have failed to institute ethics programs. That form of enforcement is murder, and it appears to be ...

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

9. In Ethics Enforcement, the Criminal Process Can Be Even Less Effective Than the Ballot Box

   ... Body:  There are three basic approaches to enforcing ethics laws:  through ethics commissions, through the criminal process, and through the ballot box. I ...

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

10. An Ethics Commission Recusal When a Political Party Brings a Complaint

    ... Nevada, there's another interesting case before the state's ethics commission that has ramifications for local government ethics. According to an article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal , a probable ...

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

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