Data Breach Ignored By Private Equity

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

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

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

THE RED WALL COMES TO NEVADA

Turning Point Action opened a Las Vegas headquarters in March 2026, announcing plans to hire more than 140 staff and target low-propensity Republican voters ahead of the midterms. The organization’s COO is under state criminal indictment. Its Nevada launch partner signed a fake elector document in 2020. The money funding the operation is largely untraceable.… Continue reading THE RED WALL COMES TO NEVADA