The Metropolitan Police Department said its Internal Affairs Bureau Accountability Report was no longer produced because it did not suit its business needs.
Investigations
Eli Segall won an Excellence in Financial Journalism Award from the New York Society of CPAs and a National Headliner Award for public service.
A bill that attempts to close a tax loophole revealed by a Review-Journal investigation passed the Legislature and awaits action by Gov. Joe Lombardo.
The Nevada Legislature uses tax dollars to investigate its own lawmakers but blocks the public release of information about the investigations.
Law enforcement heard concerns that state Sen. Dina Neal may have used campaign funds to pay off a $20,000 house lien, the Review-Journal has learned.
Experts say the legislation to close the transfer tax loophole will not result in a significant increase in the payments.
“We’re still in session trying to figure out what we do going forward to never have a situation like this again,” Assemblyman Gregory Hafen said this week.
State Sen. Dina Neal, D-North Las Vegas, is under investigation after claims she urged the firing of a grant administrator who refused to provide $20,000 to her friend’s business, records show.
Nevada lawmakers are looking to close a loophole that has let casinos and other big property owners avoid paying transfer taxes.
Deputy County Manager Jeff Wells was paid while on administrative leave for three months before his retirement, then cashed out more than $170,000 in accrued benefits.
All children who were at the Never Give Up Youth Healing Center have been removed, according to the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services.
The Never Give Up Youth Healing Center— the subject of a recent Las Vegas Review-Journal investigation into allegations of child abuse — refused to give updates to a state oversight commission on Thursday.
Jeff Wells, who had been on administrative leave, supervised at least four departments where Review-Journal investigations exposed corruption or other problems.
Regent Byron Brooks spent taxpayers’ dollars producing a letter claiming transparency, but he did not return calls to discuss the letter or the actions of universities.
After a video posted to social media showed a CCSD police officer throwing a student to the ground, the RJ requested a copy of the incident report, as well as any prior complaints that had been made against the involved officer.