Government employees’ salaries are routinely requested public records, but the Lyon County School District denied access to that information earlier this year.
What Are They Hiding?
Since 2017, government agencies have paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to a law firm to help them hide information from taxpayers.
A highly paid Henderson police public information officer wrote in an email that he would make sure any officers interviewed are part of a favorable story.
Taxpayers fund the salaries, benefits and pensions of Metropolitan Police Department staff, but the fees make transparency unaffordable for average residents, according to critics.
The Metropolitan Police Department needs to be more transparent, according to Benjamin Lipman, the Review-Journal’s chief legal officer.
Agencies often use fees to deter the public from gaining access to public records, experts say.
Attorney General Aaron Ford took months longer than other constitutional officers to release calendars of their first five months in office.
The dental board’s former counsel has accused her ex-employer and the attorney general’s office of violating open government laws, including withholding public records.
Nevada Peace Officer Standards and Training is the governing body responsible for the training and certification of police officers in the state.
Clark County will consider paying a $170,000 settlement related to litigation with the Las Vegas Review-Journal over the release of child autopsies.
The Metropolitan Police Department said its Internal Affairs Bureau Accountability Report was no longer produced because it did not suit its business needs.
The Nevada Legislature uses tax dollars to investigate its own lawmakers but blocks the public release of information about the investigations.
The Nevada Supreme Court recently ruled that another law enforcement agency violated state law when it failed to provide records tied to an investigation into an officer.
Commission Chairman Jim Gibson directed County Manager Kevin Schiller to take the lead in shoring up processes for public records requests.
Why is Clark County using outdated court rulings and internal policies to prevent taxpayers from learning about an investigation into a retired official?