On May 7, 2026, a criminal hacking group calling itself ShinyHunters replaced the Canvas login page used by the Clark County School District and UNLV with a ransom demand. Canvas is owned by Instructure. Instructure is owned by KKR. The same firm that streams your kid’s Friday night football game, processes the ticket, tracks the… Continue reading Data Breach Ignored By Private Equity
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WHAT LOYALTY BUYS IN TRUMP’S WASHINGTON
Dana White built a $12 billion combat sports empire alongside Donald Trump. Larry Ellison paid to host his fundraisers and stood beside him at the White House. His son David traded a Democratic donor history for ringside seats at UFC fights and a $16 million settlement that cleared the path to a media merger. Each… Continue reading WHAT LOYALTY BUYS IN TRUMP’S WASHINGTON
ONE MAN, TWO HATS, AND THE PRIVATE EQUITY CHAIN BEHIND DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS HOUSING
Jason LeDell is listed simultaneously as former managing partner of Cherry Development, which builds workforce housing in downtown Las Vegas, and as corporate broker and regional manager of RHOME, a property management company explicitly backed by Associa, the largest HOA management company in the United States. Associa received a private equity investment from Summit Partners… Continue reading ONE MAN, TWO HATS, AND THE PRIVATE EQUITY CHAIN BEHIND DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS HOUSING
THE FIRM THAT WANTS TO OWN EVERY SPORT IN LAS VEGAS
In the span of five days, KKR launched a commercial vehicle to bring professional soccer to new American markets, a Las Vegas group submitted a bid to relocate an MLS franchise here, and a $10 billion NBA expansion process targeting Las Vegas entered its formal phase. None of these events are unrelated. KKR has minority… Continue reading THE FIRM THAT WANTS TO OWN EVERY SPORT IN LAS VEGAS
WALL STREET BOUGHT YOUR KID’S HIGH SCHOOL GAME
The firm behind the 1989 leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco now controls the streaming rights, ticketing platform, and athlete data for high school sports in Nevada and across the country. KKR’s $744 billion empire has quietly built a tollbooth around the games that once cost nothing to watch. If a grandparent in Henderson wants to… Continue reading WALL STREET BOUGHT YOUR KID’S HIGH SCHOOL GAME
The DHS Shutdown Is Over. ICE Didn’t Get What It Wanted.
After a record 75-day partial shutdown, Congress passed and President Trump signed a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. TSA workers will be paid. ICE did not get the new enforcement money it wanted. President Trump signed a DHS funding bill into law Thursday evening, ending the longest partial government shutdown in U.S.… Continue reading The DHS Shutdown Is Over. ICE Didn’t Get What It Wanted.
The Economy Grew 2%. Don’t Pop the Champagne.
The U.S. economy grew at a 2.0% annual rate in the first quarter of 2026. That number looks solid until you read what’s underneath it. Inflation hit 4.5%. Consumer spending is slowing. Housing is contracting. And most of the growth came from a rebound that won’t repeat. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its advance… Continue reading The Economy Grew 2%. Don’t Pop the Champagne.
10 Años del Programa de Vales para Escuelas Charter
Entre los años escolares 2019-2020 y 2024-2025, el número de estudiantes que asisten a escuelas charter en el Condado de Clark creció un 26 por ciento, de aproximadamente 50,800 a 64,128 estudiantes, según datos de matrícula del Departamento de Educación de Nevada. En ese mismo período, la matrícula del Distrito Escolar del Condado de Clark… Continue reading 10 Años del Programa de Vales para Escuelas Charter
May Day 2026: The Streets Had Something to Say
Today is May Day 2026. Across the country, hundreds of thousands of workers, teachers, nurses, and students walked out, boycotted shopping, and marched in the streets. Organizers called it the largest coordinated labor action since last year’s No Kings protests. The message was direct: workers over billionaires. May Day demonstrations swept across the United States… Continue reading May Day 2026: The Streets Had Something to Say
CAN ANYONE CHECK THE PRESIDENT ON IMMIGRATION
The Supreme Court heard nearly two hours of argument on April 29 over whether courts can review the Trump administration’s termination of Temporary Protected Status for 330,000 Haitians and 6,100 Syrians. The administration’s answer was no. If the Court agrees, the same logic applies to 1.3 million TPS holders from 17 countries, including thousands in… Continue reading CAN ANYONE CHECK THE PRESIDENT ON IMMIGRATION
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