I-Team: Councilman Subject of Corruption Investigation
May 4, 2009: "A North Las Vegas City Councilman, who is the favorite to become that city's next mayor, says there is no substance to allegations that he accepted bribes from undercover FBI agents.
Councilman William Robinson says the bribery allegations were created by a crooked businessman and are being exploited by his campaign rival. And Robinson is right about one thing -- it is political." Read the full article here.
In search of open records at the county building
April 5, 2009: "Sometimes you have to climb down from the pulpit and practice what you preach.
One afternoon this past week I sauntered into the Clark County Government Center in quest of some public records. Union contracts have been much in the news, what with various attempts to renegotiate pay raises, so I figured I'd ask to see some." Read the full article here.
Woman wins high court decision on school district e-mail records
March 19, 2009: "In a legal decision made during Sunshine Week, which promotes open government and access to public records, the Nevada Court Supreme Court denied an “emergency motion” to delay the release of a year’s worth of e-mail records from the Clark County School Board.
Karen Gray, a Henderson resident who requested the information, will likely get it Friday because of a deadline set by District Judge Susan Johnson.
And she won’t have to pay a cent for it. For now, anyway." Read the full article here.
Opening public records
March 4, 2009: "Trying to check out a contractor in Nevada can be difficult. The law prohibits the Nevada State Contractors Board from telling the public about any pending complaints against contractors.
That means if the board is investigating complaints of a contractor running a scam, it cannot tell anyone until it takes action against the contractor, no matter how much evidence it has against him. That leaves consumers vulnerable to fraud." Read the full editorial here.
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