Former North Las Vegas City Manager Ryann Juden committed a nonwillful violation of Nevada ethics law by negotiating a consulting contract for himself while still in office, a state panel said.
Investigations
Fired or now-retired officials were among the top paid city of Henderson employees last year, public records show.
Police officials relied on a broad executive order and a law that makes records confidential for one Nevada public safety entity to deny inquiries about one agency’s approach to an inaugural, ungated downtown festival.
Months after a wave of racist text messages that targeted Black students were sent across the U.S., including here in Nevada, authorities have repeatedly declined to release any investigative updates.
Councilman Richard Cherchio criticized a lack of transparency in awarding a consulting contract to former City Manager Ryann Juden.
The North Las Vegas City Council quietly gave its top executive a large severance package and consulting contract.
The county initially refused to provide his resignation letter but acquiesced after Sam Bateman gave his approval.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has paid $2.2 million to more than 200 influencers to promote the city, but the amounts each received were not provided.
Nye County District Attorney Brian Kunzi said he does not believe some law enforcement records should be released before a criminal investigation concludes.
University Medical Center defends the $115,200-a-year contract of an influential doctor, but the public hospital can’t document cases he has reviewed.
An investigation found that officers conspired to cover up a car wreck involving a co-worker, but Chief Hollie Chadwick ignored recommendations to fire them.
Education officials are probing the use of federal pandemic relief dollars to send staffers to beach destinations after a Review-Journal investigation.
Henderson has agreed to pay the Review-Journal $20,000 in legal fees after a judge sided with the newspaper in a dispute over video from the city jail.
Teacher shortages prompt the district to spend $159,000 on recruitment trips, but it doesn’t track how many teachers are hired as a result of the travel.
Frail patients are discharged to unregulated facilities or sent home in the middle of the night in ride-hailing vehicles without a guardian or caregiver first being notified, records show.