Jim Hartman: Sisolak's 'Innovation Zones' fiasco | Serving Carson City for over 150 years
In his February âState of the Stateâ speech, Gov. Steve Sisolak boldly promoted an âInnovation Zonesâ proposal advanced by cryptocurrency Blockchains LLC founder and CEO, Jeffrey Berns. It would have allowed companies like Blockchains to form local governments on land they own by granting them power over everything â from schools to law enforcement â and to build a âsmart cityâ run on cryptocurrency. Sisolak made âInnovation Zonesâ central to diversifying Nevadaâs economy. Sisolak boasted they would transform Nevada into âthe epi...