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The 2023 Washington state legislature adopted major Port of Seattle priorities for the economy, sustainability and equity. Legislative advocacy complements the Port’s work to promote economic opportunities and quality of life in the region by advancing trade, travel, commerce and job creation in an equitable, accountable and environmentally responsible manner. Legislation provides funding for large-scale…
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) – The president of the Mississippi Airport Association is speaking out about his organization joining the fight against human trafficking in the Magnolia State. Tom Heanue, who’s also executive director of the Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport, said he’s glad the M.A.A. has decided to become a partner in Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s…
January 26, 2023 | Austin, Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott today relaunched the statewide “Can You See Me?” human trafficking awareness campaign at the Governor’s Mansion in Austin. The multimedia campaign seeks to highlight the realities of human trafficking through a series of billboards displayed in public spaces and transportation hubs across more than 70…
Each year, tens of thousands of people text or call 1-888-373-7888, the national human trafficking hotline. Now, lawmakers are pushing to require that number to be posted in every airport, bus station, rail station and all ports of entry in the United States. Senators introduced on Thursday the Human Trafficking Prevention Act, bipartisan legislation which…
Editor’s note: Each week WRAL TechWire focuses its Innovation Thursday report on companies, people and technology that could make a big difference in our collective future. +++ RALEIGH – Researchers from North Carolina State University collaborated with a counter-human trafficking organization, Global Emancipation Network, to develop computational models that can help fight human trafficking. The models…
Texas ranks second in the country as the state with the most cases of human trafficking reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. Texas Department of Family Protective Services and the Texas Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force designated Friday Statewide Human Trafficking Sign Day. The groups are asking Texas businesses to post signs in their…
Texas ranks second in the country as the state with the most cases of human trafficking reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. Texas Department of Family Protective Services and the Texas Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force designated Friday Statewide Human Trafficking Sign Day. The groups are asking Texas businesses to post signs in their…
New Yorkers will soon start to see more signs in public spaces with information about how to report human trafficking after a series of new bills were recently signed into law to help combat sex and labor trafficking. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a package of eight bills at the end of July to require information about human trafficking…
Watch video here. In early June, nine individuals in Middle Tennessee were indicted as part of a drug trafficking operation that was pushing meth into our communities. Sadly, these occurrences are becoming more common. Over my 30 years in law enforcement, I have seen Tennessee’s position as a regional transportation hub being exploited by criminals…
Human Trafficking Prevention Task force newsletter, Part One Happy January! It is great to see so many human trafficking awareness efforts across the state this month! We were disappointed that we had to change our taskforce meeting to a virtual one, but were so glad to see all many of you from across the state as we renewed our commitment…
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