The Office of State Ethics recently completed its first audit of Connecticut’s state marshals’ statements of income. Similar to the audits the agency conducts of lobbyists and public officials’ statements of financial interest, the SOIs are filings which indicate the state marshals’ income and provide a look into their dealings with court related business.
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Office of State Ethics Audits State Marshals’ Statements of Income and Finds Room for Improvement
Thursday, October 28th, 2010October OSE Board Meeting - 2011 Legislative Agenda Approved
Monday, October 25th, 2010The Board Members of the Office of State Ethics met last week to discuss, among other things, their legislative agenda for 2011. Most of the provisions in this legislative proposal were put forward in the last two years. Many may recall that the OSE had been unsuccessful in passing legislation due to the Senate Republican [...]
read more ››Report on Gov. Rell’s Use of State Funds for Public Opinion Poll Released
Monday, October 11th, 2010This past week investigators released their findings in a report on the use of UConn pollster Ken Dautrich’s time (and therefore state expense) when he assisted Governor Rell with a public opinion poll for her campaign committee. They found that his actions “either violated university policy, exhibited questionable judgment or created an appearance of a conflict of interest.” Do you think the investigators reached the right conclusion? Since the Governor is not seeking re-election, does it matter? What message does this send to other public officials and is Connecticut worse than other states when it comes to ethical missteps?
read more ››Office of State Ethics – Ethics Day Materials
Sunday, October 10th, 2010At the beginning of the month the Office of State Ethics held its annual Ethics Day celebration. This year marked the fifth anniversary for the agency. After an initial presentation by Dr. Michael Rion, one of the first members of the Citizens Advisory Board, attendees broke up into two groups - one lead by the OSE’s legal division where recent advisory opinions were discussed and the other lead by the agency’s enforcement division which reviewed trends in audit and compliance.
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