The former Henderson constable wanted to keep his police powers despite pleading to a gross misdemeanor charge, but the state police board revoked his certification.
Arthur Kane
Reporter: Investigations/Projects
Email: akane@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 383-0286
X: @ArthurMKane
Art has been a reporter, editor, producer and executive producer at top metro newspapers and a top 20-market television station. His work sparked indictments, audits and changes to state law. He has been honored with two DuPont-Columbia awards, a Peabody and been a finalist for the Investigative Reporters and Editors honor.
The Nevada Board of Dental Examiners provided two top staffers it terminated with months of separation pay and health insurance benefits.
New data raises questions about overbilling and double billing of patients and insurance by UNLV dental school.
UNLV provided the Review-Journal with data in 2019 that showed very few surgical tooth extractions performed by the dental school, but sources told reporter Arthur Kane the information wasn’t accurate.
The Nevada Board of Dental Examiners finalized the termination of its executive director and general counsel and are looking for replacements to head the agency.
Two top dental board staffers were terminated in November, but inexplicably remained on the job. The revised board is meeting Friday to determine what will happen.
Southern Nevada constables are crossing out of their townships to compete for lucrative process serving accounts, resulting in big salaries for some constable staff.
The Review-Journal’s 2019 investigative stories prompted criminal charges against tourism officials, the removal of state employees and board appointees who provided lax oversight, and more compliance with a lobbying disclosure law.
Henry Pinc, who died Saturday in the Alpine Motel fire, was found on the sidewalk overcome by smoke as he was trying to help others escape, his ex-wife said.
Nearly two months after much of the Nevada Board of Dental Examiners resigned or was not reappointed, Gov. Steve Sisolak filled the board with new members he hopes will improve its operations.
The head of the Nevada dental board, who was terminated but inexplicably remains on the job, threatened to dismiss a complaint against a dentist after the patient talked about it to the Review-Journal.
The Nevada Board of Dental Examiners executive director and general counsel are still working for the agency despite the governor’s office stating they were terminated as of Dec. 5.
A Las Vegas Justice of the Peace found the state’s case against two defendants in the Nevada Department of Transportation “Tiregate” prosecution so flawed that he dismissed charges.
The Nevada Attorney General’s office has repeatedly delayed records requests for months despite a new law passed this year to make records releases more timely.
Three Nevada Board of Dental Examiners members resigned Thursday and two staffers were terminated after a Review-Journal investigation into the board.
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