U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., has made and sold plenty of hay out of his 180-acre farm in Smith Valley over the past several years. He didn’t have a business license to do so until last week. Nor was he granted an exemption to operate the multimillion-dollar alfalfa spread without that paperwork…

Under state law, failure to obtain and renew a Nevada business license is punishable by up to $10,000 in fines, collectable by a district attorney or the state attorney general.

“Trying to wrap your arms around smoke” is how some hospitality professionals have described trying to understand and quantify the growth of the short-term vacation rental market brought on by easier online access.

Osharmar Williams, 37, owner and operator of Cellular City in Irmo, is accused of continuing to run his business, after the S.C. Department of Revenue revoked his license for failing to pay more than $24,000 in business taxes, according to an agency news release.