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
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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
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
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
THE COURT FINISHES THE JOB
In 2013, the Supreme Court disabled the Voting Rights Act’s preclearance requirement and promised Section 2 would remain as a backstop. On April 29, 2026, a 6-3 majority finished the demolition. Louisiana v. Callais rewrites the rules for challenging racially discriminatory maps, adds burdens Congress never wrote into the law, and arrives four days before… Continue reading THE COURT FINISHES THE JOB
THE ABORTION CASE THAT IS NOT ABOUT ABORTION
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled April 29 that a New Jersey anti-abortion nonprofit can challenge a state subpoena for its donor list in federal court without waiting for state enforcement. The decision lands squarely in the abortion debate, but the legal principle it establishes reaches far beyond it, and the coalition that won the case… Continue reading THE ABORTION CASE THAT IS NOT ABOUT ABORTION
CHEVRON WINS THE FORUM, NOT THE FIGHT
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on April 17 that Chevron can move a Louisiana coastal damage lawsuit from state court to federal court, citing the company’s World War II military fuel contracts. A $745 million jury verdict against Chevron remains on appeal. Thirty-one other lawsuits over Louisiana’s vanishing coastline are still pending. Louisiana is losing… Continue reading CHEVRON WINS THE FORUM, NOT THE FIGHT
¿Quién Controla Tu Agua?
El agua en Nevada pertenece al público. Ese es el principio fundamental escrito en la ley estatal. Pero el derecho a usar esa agua — a bombearla, desviarla, venderla o transferirla — pertenece a quien tenga un permiso emitido por un único funcionario estatal designado: el Ingeniero Estatal. El Ingeniero Estatal no es elegido. Según… Continue reading ¿Quién Controla Tu Agua?
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