The Office of State Ethics will celebrate its 5th anniversary in Hartford this Friday with its annual conference entitled “Ethics Matters.” This year’s conference includes a keynote address from the first Chair, Michael Rion, Ph.D., as well as break out sessions on the latest news from the Enforcement and Legal Divisions. It’s a great opporunity to get updated on what has been going on at the agency and to hear about the hot topics in the ethics world
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Ethics Matters Conference this Friday in Hartford
Monday, September 27th, 2010Office of State Ethics Issues Audit Report on Statements of Financial Interest - Lobbyist Compliance Deserves Credit Too
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010The Office of State Ethics last week issued a press release announcing its audit report on the completion of the annual statements of financial disclosure by the state’s public officials and top employees. The agency began auditing these SFIs last year so this was the first time that the annual report was able to compare results. On the lobbyist side of the regulated community, the OSE produced a similar review at the end of 2009 after conducting 80 random audits over a three year period.
read more ››Pendulum of Ethics Reform
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010Ethics reform was all the rage when Governor Rell took office. But vestiges of the Rell administration’s changes to the Office of State Ethics still linger and some are evidenced by the Citizen’s Ethics Advisory Board’s inability to fill its membership ranks.
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