Will Nevada 'Innovation Zones' Boost the State or Morph Into Corporate-Run Utopian Societies? Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202102071082007899-will-nevada-innovation-zones-boost-the-state-or-morph-into-corporate-run-utopian-societies/ The idea of Big Tech establishing independent governments at county level in Nevada is being floated. Tech experts are discussing if these "states within a state" could exist in the established America and whether the new experiment is really in the best interests of Nevada. Steve Sisolak, the Democratic Nevada governor, has reportedly devised a plan to create new business in the state to boost economic development in the wake of the COVID-fuelled slump. The governor's plan, however, has a proviso: so-called "innovation zones" would allow companies to create their own governments, which would wield the authority to impose taxes, form school districts, establish justice courts, and provide public services.