Nevada Peace Officer Standards and Training is the governing body responsible for the training and certification of police officers in Nevada, they denied a journalist’s request for certification and employment history data in January.
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.
The newspaper was honored for protecting of slain investigative reporter Jeff German’s confidential source information and for efforts to expand outreach to the Hispanic community.
The Review-Journal received awards for its efforts to protect the confidential source information of slain reporter Jeff German and efforts to expand outreach to the Hispanic community.