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ethics commission Gets Serious About Ethics

If the above headline sounds like something you might read in The Onion, that's because this story, out of Nashville, sounds like an Onion plotline. Two years ago, in the wake of a corruption scandal that sent five lawmakers to jail, Tennessee created a state ethics commission...

Tags: Business ethics, William Baker, ethics

Blog posts 2008-04-21

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Woolf's BAE ethics review calls for tougher anti-bribery controls

BAE Systems, the defence giant which has been dogged by corruption allegations, has admitted eth-ical failings in the conduct of its business, a report revealed yesterday. An independent inquiry chaired by the former Lord Chief Justice, Lord Woolf, revealed that "both the chairman and the chief executive...

Articles 2008-05-07

Gradient's 2003-2005 Research Reports Identified the Issues Central to SEC's Accounting Fraud Charges Against UTStarcom Executives

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Five years after Gradient Analytics first reported on UTStarcom (UTSI), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has announced accounting fraud charges and a settlement fine against two UTSI executives for "false financial filings." Gradient Analytics initiated coverage of UTSI on Sept. 25, 2003, after finding...

Articles 2008-05-05

SIUC Professor/IEA Win Battle Over State Ethics Test

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., April 29/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A university professor who aced an ethics test has won a legal battle with state officials who wanted him punished for completing the written exam too quickly. A settlement agreement has been reached between the state and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIUC)...

Articles 2008-04-29

CREW Launches FixtheFEC.org

New Website Urges Sen. McConnell to End Impasse on the FEC Vote WASHINGTON -- In the midst of the presidential campaign season, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) has been rendered ineffectual. Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) launched a new website, FixtheFEC.org, designed to change...

Articles 2008-04-28

The National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association Receives Accreditation of Its Personal Fitness Trainer Certification From the National Commission for Certifying Agencies

WASHINGTON, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The NCCA accredited the National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association Personal Fitness Trainer Certification for a five-year period, expiring March 31, 2013, during its recent meeting. Founded in 1992, NESTA is a professional certification organization acting in the public interest by establishing...

Articles 2008-04-23

Plants deserve respect, Swiss committee says

GENEVA (AFP) — Plants deserve respect, a group of Swiss experts said Monday, arguing that killing them arbitrarily was morally wrong -- except when it comes to saving humans or maybe picking petals off a daisy. In a report on "the dignity of the creature in the plant...

Articles 2008-04-14

Officials quitting over ethics rule

PORTLAND, Ore. -- In tiny Elgin, six of the seven City Council members are quitting. The entire five-member planning commission resigned last week. In Enterprise, four planning commission members left their jobs, as did one in Rogue River and some in Canyonville. Three City Council members in...

Articles 2008-04-13

Oregonians resign in ethics rule hysteria

PORTLAND, Ore. -- In tiny Elgin, six of the seven City Council members are quitting. The entire five-member planning commission resigned last week. Many local officeholders across Oregon are resigning rather than fill out financial-disclosure forms, saying the new ethics requirement is an invasion of privacy....

Articles 2008-04-12

CREW Files FEC Complaint against U.S. Term Limits for Sponsoring Ad in Support of U.S. Senate Candidate Bob Schaffer

WASHINGTON -- Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that the non-profit group U.S. Term Limits (USTL) violated federal election law by running an advertisement advocating the election of Bob Schaffer for the U.S. Senate in Colorado. ...

Articles 2008-04-09

Southern Baptist group shifts position on climate

A group of Southern Baptist leaders has launched a new initiative on the environment, saying that their denomination's past declarations have been "too timid." "We believe our current denominational resolutions and engagement with these issues have often been too timid, failing to produce a unified moral voice," reads...

Articles 2008-04-08

LEGISLATORS SEEK GIFT-LAW CLARIFICATION

DENVER - Legislators plan this week to ask the newly formed Independent Ethics Commission whether government workers can accept inheritances or allow their kids to take college scholarships -- and to look to change the law if the answers are "no." House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, D-Denver,...

Articles 2008-04-07

State Ethics Board to Investigate Assembly Speaker for $270K in Possible Campaign Violations

To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Carmen Balber of Consumer Watchdog, +1-310-392-0522,ext. 324 Investigation Responds to Consumer Watchdogs Complaint That NunezUsed Nonprofit to Illegally Fundraise and Pay for Political Events SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) has opened a formalinvestigation into questionable fundraising by...

Articles 2008-04-01

Commentary: Governor should not appoint ethics panel director

Republicans and Democrats in the Oklahoma Legislature professing interest in true ethics reform should look carefully at House Joint Resolution 1099 by state Rep. Ken Miller, R-Edmond, and state Sen. Joe Sweeden, D-Pawhuska. It allows gubernatorial appointment of certain state agency directors, instead of their being...

Articles 2008-03-31

Ethics Still a Hot-Button Issue in Philanthropy, New Survey Finds

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Sharon Bond of Giving Institute, +1-847-530-1549,sbond@connect2amc.com SAN DIEGO, March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ethics remain ahot-button issue in philanthropy, according to a new surveyconducted by Giving Institute: Leading Consultants to Non-Profits, aGlenview, Ill.-based group comprised of the nations leadingprofessional consulting firms in the field. Results of...

Articles 2008-03-31

'There is only one ethical course for the British Government'

On 13 March, I delivered a letter to the Home Office signed by 80 peers from all parties calling on the Home Secretary to block the deportation of Mehdi Kazemi. Following this, temporary leave to remain has been granted. Iran is a country where the penal code...

Articles 2008-03-28

Main Line News in Brief

Oral history pointers offered to public The Delaware County Heritage Commission will sponsor a workshop for municipalities, historic groups and individuals to learn how to accurately document history from the memories of residents, County Councilman Thomas J. McGarrigle has announced. The forum, "An Introduction to Oral History,"  will take place...

Articles 2008-03-23

Death of television

It all began with a short story by Peter Ackroyd, telling of an extraordinary visitation by the Virgin Mary that was promised to occur sometime soon at St Mildred's Church in Bread Street in the heart of London. Her reappearance would signify a great outpouring of religious fervour. Pilgrims from...

Articles 2008-03-22

Bereano's sanction sent back by Md. Court of Appeals

In a victory for lobbyist Bruce C. Bereano, a divided Court of Appeals on Wednesday threw out the State Ethics Commission's suspension of his license for allegedly agreeing to a contract under which he would receive a financial bonus if he achieved favorable government action. While such...

Articles 2008-03-20

Nation's First Online Service for Contributions to the Clean Election Fund Available to Maine Citizens at www.Maine.gov

AUGUSTA, Maine -- With the 2008 election season upon us, candidates for the state legislature are looking to secure funding for their campaigns. The Maine Ethics Commission is pleased to announce the nation's first online service that enables citizens to contribute online with a credit card to a candidate in...

Articles 2008-03-18