Hookers do have a heart of gold in Nevada, where their trade group has agreed to pay higher licensing fees to stave off budget cuts for veterans services. Lean revenues in Nye County had commissioners considering layoffs of two civil servants in the local veterans office. But then the Nevada Brothel Association stepped up and said its members would support an increase in the per-prostitute licensing fee from $62.50 to $100 each quarter. The higher fee is expected to almost cover the $166,000 needed to prevent cutting two veterans service officers positions.