Before beginning a discussion of ethics in municipal government, we must understand what ethics entails. Ethics, by definition, is the discipline dealing with what is good and bad: a set of moral principles or values, the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group, a guiding philosophy based on right and wrong.
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Mayor and Aldermen Plan to Kick Nashua Taxpayer’s While They are Down
Once again, the mayor and the Board of Aldermen are going to kick Nashua taxpayer while they are down. Tonight at 6:30 PM, there is a special meeting to address a double-digit increase on all sewer use fees over the next two years.
Uh-Oh: If True, This Will Make our Current Economy Look Rather Rosy
And so it finally begins? Emphasis mine, reformatted: ‘U.S. Gets a Debt Warning From Fitch as Stimulus Battle Rages.’ (Bloomberg) One of the world’s major credit-rating companies fired a warning shot regarding the U.S.’s worsening public finances on Friday…
Town Meeting Tomorrow
For many, if not most of us, tomorrow is Town Meeting day where we vote on school and town budgets, local government officials, planning and zoning regulations. Town meeting is government up-close and personal and is where of many us fail to effectively use our voices and our votes. Town meeting is where things like … Read more
Worried about the national and your State elections? Then concentrate on your local elections!
One of my Samsphere buddies has a post that makes a lot of sense – at least, for a lot of other states. Here in NH, we see this in play every March in every hamlet – those that wish to be merely left alone after the basics of government have been fulfilled, finally get … Read more