Licensing & Regulation
COMMENTARY: Sin tax crusade a money grab aimed at consumers Summary Martin Cullip criticises the World Health Organization’s new “3 by 35” campaign, which calls for at least a 50% tax increase on tobacco, alcohol and sugary drinks by 2035. He argues the proposal is less about improving public health and more about generating revenue […]
Police video shows Nevada state senator asleep at wheel before DUI arrest Summary Body-camera footage released by the Metropolitan Police Department shows Nevada state Sen. Edgar Flores, D‑Las Vegas, asleep behind the wheel of his running vehicle at a traffic light on North Lamb and East Lake Mead boulevards. Officers arrested him on suspicion of […]
LETTER: Helping those with mental health problems Summary The letter-writer responds to a recent report about a fatal, apparently random stabbing on a commuter train in North Carolina. They express dismay at the attack and note the offender’s history of mental illness and prior family concerns. The writer challenges the political focus on gun control […]
The problem with taxing the rich Summary The FT piece (paywalled) explores why higher taxes on the wealthy are politically attractive but practically difficult to implement. It argues that legal and economic realities — such as tax avoidance, asset mobility, valuation problems and enforcement limits — blunt the effectiveness of higher top rates or wealth […]
Remarks by Commissioner Uyeda at the SIFMA’s Private Markets Valuation Roundtable Summary Commissioner Mark Uyeda set out his views on private market valuation, emphasising the importance of private capital for economic growth and the complementary relationship between private and public markets. He highlighted the scale of private funds (USD 30.9 trillion RAUM at end-2024) and […]
Robinhood seeks to prevent Massachusetts prediction markets shutdown Summary Robinhood has filed suit in Massachusetts federal court against Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to stop the state applying gaming laws to event-contract trading offered via its app. The trades at issue are executed on KalshiEx LLC, a CFTC-regulated exchange; Robinhood […]
Forget woke chatbots — an AI researcher says the real danger is an AI that doesn’t care if we live or die Summary Eliezer Yudkowsky, founder of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute and author of If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, warns that the true existential risk from AI is not biased or “woke” chatbots […]
OPINION: As federal threats to elections grow, rural clerks are more important than ever Summary In Nevada’s rural and tribal communities, county election clerks are the frontline connection between voters and the ballot box. The author describes how recent state laws—improving language access, supporting Indigenous voters and protecting disability access—help bridge geographic and logistical barriers, […]
Trump admin cuts grant for CSN student support programme; other Nevada programmes at risk Summary The Trump administration has cancelled the Student Support Services (SSS) TRIO grant for the College of Southern Nevada (CSN), removing about $300,000 in annual funding that supported roughly 200 students and three staff members. CSN closed its TRIO office after […]
Nevada state senator faces DUI charge, says he wasn’t impaired Summary Nevada state Sen. Edgar Flores, a Las Vegas Democrat, was arrested early on Sept. 12 after officers found him asleep behind the wheel at a traffic signal at about 4 a.m., with the vehicle running and keys in the ignition. Police reported he appeared […]
