A Las Vegas police sergeant used an app called Signal to communicate with his squad. Experts say use of the app raises concerns about the department’s compliance with open records law.
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The College of Southern Nevada refuses to release the work history of a former employee who fatally stabbed Review-Journal reporter Jeff German.
The petition alleged that during a traffic stop, a Reno officer may have copied “intimate” images from his client’s phone.
The private nature of state-to-state water negotiations about how to operate the Colorado River and Lake Mead past 2026 often leave the public in the dark.
The Metropolitan Police Department has blocked freelance reporters from access to information and crime scenes — a violation of the First Amendment according to independent journalists and the ACLU.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal fought for years in court to make autopsies public, but the newspaper’s attorney says the coroner is violating state records law.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority paid more than $2.2 million to influencers to promote the city, but experts say results are hard to track.
Justice Court says it’s trying to protect people. Experts say the redactions go too far.
Nye County District Attorney Brian Kunzi said he does not believe some law enforcement records should be released before a criminal investigation concludes.
Experts say redacting the records violates state law and damages government transparency.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board has an exemption that most other law enforcement does not. That, experts say, prevents transparency and accountability in overseeing the state’s top industry.
The Henderson City Council will decide whether to impose additional record fees on April 16, but experts say the fees can be a barrier to disclosure.
The Metropolitan Police Department has paid outside counsel more than $75,000 to represent it in a case over investigative reporter Jeff German’s devices.
Bob Conrad with This Is Reno has been embroiled in public records lawsuits, including one seeking answers on how a former Washoe County sheriff’s sergeant was able to alter documents to hide that he was married to two people.
For this story, board President Evelyn Garcia Morales once again did not respond to requests for an interview. The district’s communications office again did not grant an interview.
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