Citing mismanagement, Lutheran Social Services of Nevada employees and board members quit more than a year before the nonprofit paused its food programs for the poor.
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Attorney general’s office said the lawsuits’ costs are minimal, but the Review-Journal doesn’t have the receipts.
Nevada’s attorney general, who is running for governor in 2026, was out of state for about 137 days last year. Gov. Joe Lombardo spent about 30 days out of state.
A review panel found credible evidence of ethics violations by Jimmy Floyd, Clark County’s former head of construction management.
A Nevada Court of Appeals ruling paves the way for some retired first responders to receive disability compensation, potentially costing taxpayers millions.
Clark County fired Jimmy Floyd following its probe of a conflict of interest involving his wife’s firm but declined to say if others were disciplined.
A background check on Shane Tamura had not been been completed before he purchased the AR-style weapon used to fatally shoot four people in Manhattan.
Payroll costs the most, followed by travel and transportation, costing taxpayers millions of dollars.
Former North Las Vegas City Manager Ryann Juden will face the ethics commission over a complaint that he used his office to secure a $630,000 consulting contract with the city.
Under Nevada law, there are few restrictions on local governments rehiring former employees if the retirees form their own company to seek contracted work.
State law allows media organizations to obtain driving histories and registrations, but the new DMV director decided to stop releasing the information.
The state energy office director accepted free tickets and access to luxury watch parties during talks about a partnership deal with the hockey franchise, according to an ethics complaint.
The state ethics commission increasingly is scrutinizing instances where officials have accepted free tickets.
Nye County Sheriff’s Office Capt. David Boruchowitz was indicted after the Review-Journal raised questions about the sheriff’s failures to discipline him.
Fewer than half of Nevada’s top government entities surveyed restrict romantic relationships between supervisors and subordinates.
Members of the Las Vegas City Council reported accepting tickets to sporting events and sponsored trips last year in their annual financial disclosure statements.
Claims of increased denials for addiction treatment are unfounded, according to UnitedHealthcare Health Plan of Nevada Medicaid.
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