Robert Wechsler is Director of Research for City Ethics Inc. www.cityethics.org, a non-profit organization that provides advice on local government ethics issue. It was founded by
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Feds Weighing Probation Violation Against Newton
From Mike Mayko, CT Post: (HARTFORD) Former State Sen. Ernest Newton’s legal problems are growing. The U.S. Probation Department is expected to charge Newton with
Read moreIs Gun Control Just A Lot Of Talk?
Short of systematically limiting guns to homes and hunters, does any of this chatter about gun control in the Connecticut General Assembly have any relevance?
Read moreCampaign Workers At The Center Of Newton Case
Dan Tepfer of the CT Post provides the latest on Ernie Newton’s arrest. They were “Ernie’s Army,” campaign workers determined to carry Ernest Newton II
Read moreWill Ethics Training For City Employees Matter?
The city’s Ethics Commission is a toothless tiger. It does relatively nothing. But now the city will require annual ethics training for city employees. Why
Read moreDarnell Crosland Defends Ernie Newton In Crosshairs Of Legal Challenges
Darnell Crosland lacks the profile of prominent Connecticut criminal defense attorneys such as Hugh Keefe, Willie Dow, Andy Bowman and Norm Pattis, but his name
Read moreJudge Ganim Stiffs Funeral Director For Lavishly Serenading Stiff
This is a classic OIB story brought to you by Dan Tepfer of the CT Post. A funeral director thought soaking a deceased with an
Read moreMac The Knife! City Council’s White Out Leads To Federal Lawsuit
Last May, the city’s legislative services director Tom White took issue with OIB’s assertion that he wanted to “reform the way” the City Council conducts
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