What Are They Hiding? | Improving acces to public records | Las Vegas Review-Journal

What are they hiding? Metro withholds info that should be public, RJ lawyer says

Brett Clarkson — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 15:42:19 +0000

The Metropolitan Police Department needs to be more transparent, according to Benjamin Lipman, the Review-Journal’s chief legal officer.

What are they hiding? State agency quotes high fees to bog down records requests

McKenna Ross — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 13:01:14 +0000

Agencies often use fees to deter the public from gaining access to public records, experts say.

What are they hiding? AG’s office delays response to records requests

Jessica Hill — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 06:12:18 +0000

Attorney General Aaron Ford took months longer than other constitutional officers to release calendars of their first five months in office.

State dental board’s ex-counsel: ‘They’re hiding things from the public’

Mary Hynes — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 00:47:31 +0000

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.

Agency withholds data about police certification, employment history from journalists

Mark Credico — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 13:01:12 +0000

Nevada Peace Officer Standards and Training is the governing body responsible for the training and certification of police officers in the state.

County to consider $170K settlement related to legal battle with RJ

Ricardo Torres-Cortez — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 01:06:06 +0000

Clark County will consider paying a $170,000 settlement related to litigation with the Las Vegas Review-Journal over the release of child autopsies.

What are they hiding? ‘Annual’ police accountability report discontinued

David Wilson — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 14:00:34 +0000

The Metropolitan Police Department said its Internal Affairs Bureau Accountability Report was no longer produced because it did not suit its business needs.

What are they hiding? Legislators write themselves out of public record laws

Briana Erickson — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 12:00:33 +0000

The Nevada Legislature uses tax dollars to investigate its own lawmakers but blocks the public release of information about the investigations.

CCSD investigated 5 officers for use of force. They won’t turn over the records

Lorraine Longhi — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 19:25:18 +0000

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.

Taking a ‘hard look’: Clark County will review records request process

Ricardo Torres-Cortez — Wed, 17 May 2023 22:40:01 +0000

Commission Chairman Jim Gibson directed County Manager Kevin Schiller to take the lead in shoring up processes for public records requests.

What are they hiding? County withholds records about ex-official

Arthur Kane — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 14:00:18 +0000

Why is Clark County using outdated court rulings and internal policies to prevent taxpayers from learning about an investigation into a retired official?

What are they hiding? FBI redactions mask 1 October information

Sabrina Schnur — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 04:23:24 +0000

The FBI released 600 pages of documents related to its Las Vegas mass shooting investigation, but the names of nearly everyone involved were redacted.

Regent spends hundreds claiming transparency, fails to address records denial

Arthur Kane — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 22:16:05 +0000

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.

What are they hiding? District denies records request for police-student incident

Lorraine Longhi — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 14:23:23 +0000

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.

What are they hiding? Here’s how to request public records

Arthur Kane — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 20:10:20 +0000

Today’s installment of “What Are They Hiding?” is a primer that defines a public record and explains how a person who wants public information can go about getting it.

What are they hiding? UNLV, CSN thwart transparency of personnel records

Arthur Kane and Lorraine Longhi — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:23:39 +0000

The higher education institutions refused to provide documents that should be available for public inspection under state law.

Governments keep you in the dark. Here’s what the RJ is doing about it.

Glenn Cook — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:22:23 +0000

A new Review-Journal feature called “What Are They Hiding?” will spotlight all the bad-faith ways Nevada governments hide public records from taxpayers.