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(Brian Joseph | Las Vegas Review-Journal) – A Storey County Commissioner and the owner of the Mustang Ranch brothel filed a motion in federal court this month to intervene in a lawsuit to end legal prostitution in Nevada. Lance Gilman, who has been in the brothel business for nearly two decades, is

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(Amy Alonzo | Mason Valley News) – Former Lyon County Sheriff Al McNeil was kept “behind the scenes” while helping with the creation of a 2018 referendum drafted by the anti-prostitution group No Little Girl, according to emails obtained by the Mason Valley News through a public records request to

(Amy Alonzo | Mason Valley News) – A Reno attorney is trying to obtain access to women’s applications to work in Lyon County brothels, forms that include Social Security numbers, criminal history, past addresses and emergency contacts. Attorney Jason Guinasso, in court documents, said the information request is “relevant to an investigation

(Mohave Valley Daily News) – A bill introduced in the Nevada Senate on Thursday seeks to ban the nation’s only legal brothels by outlawing prostitution. Republican state Sen. Joe Hardy said brothels have no place in Nevada and attract women with few economic options who get stuck in an abusive

(Associated Press) – A bill introduced in the Nevada Senate on Thursday seeks to ban the nation’s only legal brothels by outlawing prostitution. Republican state Sen. Joe Hardy said brothels have no place in Nevada and attract women with few economic options who get stuck in an abusive industry. Democratic

(Bill Dentzer | Las Vegas Review-Journal) – A bipartisan pair of state senators Thursday introduced a bill to ban prostitution outright in Nevada, the only state where it’s legal. Senate Bill 413, sponsored by Sens. Pat Spearman, D-North Law Vegas, and Joe Hardy, R-Boulder City, was referred to the Senate Judiciary

(Miranda Willson | Las Vegas Sun) – Live and let live – and leave it up to the counties. For decades, that has been Nevada’s attitude toward legal prostitution in the 10 rural counties where the practice is permitted. . . . Assemblywoman Lesley Cohen, D-Henderson, wonders how these inconsistent

(Michelle Rindels | Nevada Independent) – Nevada lawmakers have introduced a measure that calls for a study on the workplace conditions of Nevada’s legal brothels. The resolution, ACR 6, was introduced on Wednesday. Democratic sponsor Assemblywoman Lesley Cohen said she brought the measure forth after hearing stories during the interim about restrictive practices

(Michelle Rindels | Nevada Independent) – Sometimes it’s the sophisticated kitchen setup. Or containers full of condoms. Or ledgers keeping track of lavish tips for masseuses and the taxi drivers who bring customers. Even when police and city officials see telltale signs that women are living full-time in massage parlors