San Jose Shows the Importance of Ongoing Lobbying Disclosure
Body: In my chapter on local lobbying, I argue that even quarterly disclosure of lobbying activities is not sufficiently timely and that lobbyists' disclosures should be supplemented by the disclosures...
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Montreal's Charbonneau Commission Report Is Published
Body: The big news in local government ethics yesterday was the publication of the final report of Quebec's Charbonneau Commission, which investigated bid rigging in the Montreal area, involving not...
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Public Relations
Body: Local governments that lack a lobbying oversight program do not have to merely throw up their hands when a huge procurement matter arises. They have the choice to set rules for that matter which,...
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Efforts to Influence Through the News Media as Lobbying
Body: One of the news media's biggest problems is failing to look at the big picture and, instead, focusing on specific events and issues. This is especially true when it comes to government ethics,...
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Barriers to Civic Engagement -- a TED Talk from Dave Meslin
Body: I just watched this 6.5 Minute TED Talk that pulls apart all the reasons that we become "disengaged" in the political process. I think he has hit the nail on the head - he left me feeling a faint...
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