Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore is at the center controversy once again.
The NAACP is calling for her removal from the board of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
13 Action News Reporter Sean DeLancey has the latest, including Fiore's response.
REMOVAL FROM THE BOARD OF THELAS VEGAS CONVENTION ANDVISITORS AUTHORITY.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SEANDELANCEY IS LISTENING IN ONTODAY'S L-V-C-V-A MEETING - -AND JOINS US LIVE FROM CITYHALL WITH THE LATEST CALLSAGAINST FIORE.KALYNA - - THE LATEST PUSH TOREMOVE COUNCILWOMAN MICHELEFIORE IS A LETTER FROM THENAACP - AND A GROUP CALLED"EXPEL MICHELE" WITH OBVIOUSMOTIVATIONS.THE LETTER LISTS INFRACTIONSTHEY SEE - - GOING BACK TO20-13.THE LATEST OF WHICH INCLUDEALLEGED RACIST COMMENTS FIOREMADE DURING A REPUBLICANCONVENTION THAT EARNED HER AREBUKE FROM HER OWN PARTY - APROTEST OVER RENOVATIONSPROPOSED AT FLOYD LAMB PARKWHERE A COUNTER PROESTOR RODEHIS HORSE THROUGH THE CROWD - -FIORE WALKING OUT OF A CITYCOUNCIL MEETING DURING PUBLICCOMMENT CRITICAL OF HER - AFEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSIONCOMPLAINT OVER FIORE'S USE OFCITY EQUIPMENT TO CREATE APRO-TRUMP CAMPAIGN VIDEO - ANDA SOCIAL MEDIA POST FIORE MADEEXPEL MICHELE FOUNDER MOLLYTAYLOR SAYS SINCE L-V-C-V-A ISTHE PUBLIC FACE OF LAS VEGAS -- FIORE ISN'T FIT."MICHELE FIORE, WITH HERACTIONS, HER POSTS, WITH HERPICTURES, WITH HERWORDS, IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE OFOUR COMMUNITY.THE VERY LAST THING WE NEED ATTHIS POINT IS THAT MESSAGEBEING DELIVERED TO THE WORLD."IN A STATEMENT RELEASED THISMORNING - - FIORE FIRED BACKWITH NO INTENTION TO STEP DOWN.IN IT - - SHE SAID THE EXPELMICHELE MOVEMENT WOULDN'TDISTRACT HER FROM THE IMPORTANTWORK WITH L-V-C-V-A BETTERINGLAS VEGAS - - AND PERSONALLYATTACKED NAACP LEADER ROXANNEMCCOY - - SAYING MCCOY ISBIASED AGAINST REPUBLICANS ANDIS CALLING ON HER TO STEPDOWN.ONE IMPORTANT NOTE - -L-V-C-V-A REPS SAY THE CITY OFLAS VEGAS APPOINTED FIORE TOTHEIR BOARD - AND IT DOESN'THAVE THE POWER TO REMOVE HER.COMING UP AT THREE - - I'LLTELL YOU ABOUT EXPEL MICHELE'SPROGRESS ON A PETITION TO GETHER REMOVED FROM CITYGOVERNMENT COMPLETELY.FOR NOW - - SEAN DELANCEY - 13ACTION NEWS.NEW AT MIDDAY.
NEWS: The NAACP and Expel Fiore groups wrote a letter to LVCVA and Las Vegas City officials calling for Fiore's removal Monday.