In the News

Bella Cummins – owner of Bella’s Hacienda Ranch brothel in Wells, Nevada and founder of the Onesta Foundation – sat down with talk-show host Kevin Wall for an enlightening and entertaining half-hour to discuss Nevada’s legal brothel industry (starts at 24:00 minute mark)…

(Amy Alonzo | Mason Valley News) – Former Lyon County Sheriff Al McNeil was the largest campaign contributor to the End Trafficking and Prostitution political action committee before the 2018 election, campaign finance records show. McNeil made contributions totaling $1,499. Each of McNeil’s two contributions were under $1,000, which avoided

(Steven Nelson | Washington Examiner) – The longtime leader of the Marijuana Policy Project says that after helping legalize pot in 10 states, he’s decided to spearhead a national push to legalize prostitution. Prostitution is against the law in all 50 states, with the exception of some Nevada counties. Rob

(Jessica Garcia | Nevada Appeal) – Moonlite Bunny Ranch worker Alice Little says her profession as a licensed sex worker provides her with a certain freedom that should be respected, not threatened. She also feels more empowered in her current role with recent opportunities to speak out at town halls

(Jessica Garcia | Nevada Appeal) – Lyon County is working to ensure its four legal brothels remain properly licensed after the death of former owner Dennis Hof, according to county manager Jeff Page. “The brothels will remain open and the ordinance will remain in effect,” Page said. “The brothels are

(Jessica Garcia | Nevada Appeal) – Assemblies of God licensed minister Brenda Sandquist had hoped for a different outcome from Lyon County’s vote last fall, which failed to rescind its brothel ordinance. But Sandquist says she and her colleagues “are not discouraged” after residents rejected the measure. “We’re going to

(Robin Hebrock | Pahrump Valley Times) – The 2019 Nevada legislative session is just weeks away, and brothel representatives are taking action to prepare for what may be a battle to save the industry as a whole. Word has been circulating over the past year that an effort was afoot

(Amy Alonzo | Mason Valley News) – Lyon County voters resoundingly told county commissioners they want to keep the county’s five brothels up and running. Responding to an advisory question on the November ballot, about 17,000 voters told commissioners to keep the brothels open while just 4,000 said they wanted them

(Associated Press) — Associates of the late Nevada brothel owner Dennis Hof are preparing to revive the brothel industry’s political voice in Nevada. The Nevada Brothel Association announced its formation Friday. The industry’s longtime lobbyist retired in 2015, leaving no unified voice for the state’s brothel owners. The PAC filed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Carson City, Nevada) – Associates of late Nevada State Assemblyman Dennis Hof (R-District 36) have re-registered the “Nevada Brothel Association” as a state political action committee (PAC) in advance of the 2019 Nevada Legislature. The new PAC was formed by Suzette Cole, general manager of Assemblyman Hof’s