human sex trafficking

Republican Senate Minority Leader Robin Titus led a press conference about the Republican senate caucus’ priorities for the Nevada legislative session in Carson City on Feb. 3, 2025.

Nevada Republican state senators outline bills to stop child sex trafficking, defend Trump tariffs

Lucia Starbuck

Republican state senators discussed their legislative goals as the minority party and they defended President Donald Trump’s tariffs against Canada, which were postponed.

Catherine Cortez Masto stands among four other women smiling and in a conversation. They’re inside a brightly lit building with white walls and white-painted bricks. The word “Love” is in colorful letters on one wall.

Politics and Policy

Senator Cortez Masto highlights legislation to help curb sex trafficking during visit in Reno

Lucia Starbuck

Nevada Democratic U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto visited a Washoe County-based organization that helps survivors of human sex trafficking on Friday.

Business and Economy

New Defendant In Anti-Brothel Lawsuit Is Brothel Client

Bree Zender

A federal lawsuit was filed earlier this year by an anti-legal brothel lawyer, claiming sex trafficking is rampant in the businesses. While brothel owners…

Politics and Policy

Lawsuit Aims To Ban Legal Brothels Under A 1910 Law

Bree Zender

A former sex worker filed a federal lawsuit this week against the state of Nevada, saying that she was trafficked through the state’s legal brothel…

Public Health

Commercial Sex Industry "Deeply Embedded" In Reno, Says Report

Noah Glick

Among gaming, tourism and tech, another industry is booming within the shadows in northern Nevada.A new report from the Human Sex Trafficking Initiative…