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Summer/Fall 2013 Issue
Barring October surprises, expect a close election for the
Commonwealth’s next governor 4
Ethics to be a widely discussed issue in the 2014 session 5
Ethics In Government: Money, Power, and Corruption 6
An open and transparent government process
is important to Virginians 7
Reforming Virginia’s Ethics Laws:
Restoring Accountability and Punishing Violators 7
Virginia ethics laws should be the floor not the ceiling 8
Delegates look forward to tackling ethics
and disclosure during the 2013 session 9
Stepping In It:
Avoiding Troubling Outcomes for Ethical Dilemmas 9
Consideration of Ethics in the Preparation of Teachers 10
Ethics & Disclosure Reform in 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Ethics: The Threads that Bind the Fabric of Society 11
Virginia Governors Pay Tribute to Lacey Putney 12
River North Correction Center–A Day Of Celebration 13
Letter to the Publisher 14
A plea for the Conflicts of Interest Act 14
The Importance of Medicaid Expansion 15
It’s time to bring gift disclosure into the digital 15
The Lieutenant Governor plans for serious ethics reform 16
We must renew the spirit of the Conflict of Interest Law 17
An excerpt from The American Creed at Risk: The Clash of
Egalitarianism, Community and Individualism 18
In Memoriam:
A Tribute to the Honorable H. Selwyn Smith 19
Elvira Shaw, Virginia Capitol Advocate 19
The David Bailey Associates interns
visit the United States Capitol 20
Association and Business Directory 22
On The Web www.vccqm.org
Sabato
4
Hyland
6
Brewster
Wishon
Olive
9
through
11
Gibson
5
Northam
14
Obenshain
& Herring
7
Volume 19 Number 3
Editor–Brennan Long
FeatureWriter–Mike Belefski
Publisher–David Bailey • Art Director–John Sours
School Distribution–Kristen Bailey-Hardy
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