Axon invested in Flock Safety in 2020, deepened that partnership through 2024, launched a directly competing license-plate-reader product in April 2025, then cut Flock off from its evidence platform three months later without explaining why. None of it required Axon to lift a finger against Flock’s reputation — the backlash was already public, grassroots, and… Continue reading Axon Spent Five Years Inside Flock’s Business. Now It’s Walking Away, Right As Flock’s Reputation Is Questioned.
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One Company Runs a Third of Clark County’s Charter Schools. Its Own Founder Owns the Building It Rents Back to Them.
Academica, a Florida-based for-profit company, manages roughly a third of Southern Nevada’s charter campuses through service contracts layered on top of nonprofit school boards. One of those contracts routes public per-pupil funding through a warehouse-district property owned by Academica’s own founder, at more than five times the going commercial rate. Nevada’s Legislature tried to ban… Continue reading One Company Runs a Third of Clark County’s Charter Schools. Its Own Founder Owns the Building It Rents Back to Them.
The BID Taking Over The Arts District
A new Business Improvement District petition whose organizing board includes the neighborhood’s largest private developer and a commercial landlord that won’t say who owns it. The actual private-equity exposure in the district runs through separate channels. What “the bid” actually is A group of Arts District property and business stakeholders filed a petition Sept. 2,… Continue reading The BID Taking Over The Arts District
North Las Vegas Picks a New Mayor. Here’s Who’s Actually in the Room.
North Las Vegas hasn’t elected a new mayor. The two finalists hold serious power: a councilman who defended a consulting payout later ruled illegal, and a state Assembly leader with fewer documented issues. Neither has been accused of wrongdoing related to the ethics case. This outlines who’s vying to run the city. North Las Vegas… Continue reading North Las Vegas Picks a New Mayor. Here’s Who’s Actually in the Room.
Henderson’s Mayor Race Isn’t Settled. Here’s What’s Behind the Loudest Complaints About It.
Michelle Romero led Henderson’s June mayoral primary but fell just short of the majority needed to win outright, and she now faces fired Police Chief Hollie Chadwick in a Nov. 3 runoff. Since then, residents have raised three complaints about how the city has been run: a police chief’s contested exit, a contested traffic fix,… Continue reading Henderson’s Mayor Race Isn’t Settled. Here’s What’s Behind the Loudest Complaints About It.
Nobody Knows What to Do With This Patient
A Las Vegas resident has spent more than a decade calling doctors. Five different specialists, same problem, no answers. She is immunocompromised, on disability, and watching her monthly income drop as Medicare costs kick in. She spent two hours on hold with the welfare office just to learn she qualifies for a program that might… Continue reading Nobody Knows What to Do With This Patient
Is The Tree Rotten?
From 2016 to 2026, LVMPD officers have been arrested for domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, unlawful detention, and evidence tampering. The department has responded with suspensions and press releases. The oversight board watching them lacks the power to do much else. In the span of two weeks last December, three LVMPD officers were arrested… Continue reading Is The Tree Rotten?
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
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
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