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Dallas, once again, adopts sweeping set of ethics reforms...

Read all about it here. And tomorrow, you can read why I'm applauding and pinching my nose at the same time, a delicate act not intended for the faint of heart. Or, put another way, I'm saying, "Way to go,...


So, will we get a new set of ethics reforms?....

Well, Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert and Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway are still pushing ahead. And they're still meeting some resistance from colleagues who suggest the mayor's moving too fast and not going far enough. So far, I don't hear...


Dallas City Hall ethics debate wages on: What should we do?

In my column today, for which I've received about a dozen or so emails supporting the idea of more thorough, comprehensive oversight, I suggested the need for a blue-ribbon panel that would search for the best practices and best ideas...


Dallas City officials finally making right moves on ethics reform

Like you, Mr. Blow, I read the proposed Dallas city ethics reform story with great interest. After sitting through many days of the ongoing public corruption trial, I'm glad to see the mayor and council members addressing what clearly is...


Dallas councilman Ron Natinsky loves seeing his name plastered on trinkets

My colleague, Dave Levinthal, reports that Big D City Council member Ron Natinsky spent more than $12,000 on promotional trinkets. And most, if not all the items, sport his moniker. Money quote: "I don't see anything wrong with this," said...


Does DISD's proposed new ethics policy go far enough

That's the question my colleague, Kent Fischer, is asking over on the Dallas ISD Blog. I'll tell you what I think in my next column, one that may be up online before you start your commute home, or one that...

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