Tag: David Colborne

Democracy Dies In Darkness: Nevada Democrats Refuse Ethics Reforms

By design, Nevada’s legislative body is exempt from open records requests, further shielding lawmakers from scrutiny or transparency. In 2015, legislators approved a bill cementing their immunity, which shields their calendars, emails and communications from public records requests. As a result, numerous ethical scandals have plagued legislative Democrats, forcing three...
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Nevada Nonprofits Benefit From Lack of Legislative Ethics

During this past legislative session, The Globe extensively covered the last-minute $100 million “Christmas Tree” bills that appropriated taxpayer funds to politically-aligned nonprofits after passage by the Democrat-controlled legislature. Spending taxpayer dollars is certainly not an anathema to Carson City politicians, however, ethics and prudence seem to be wholly absent....
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