Vermont
Reproductive liberty, slavery amendments formally enrolled in Vermont Constitution
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – The Vermont Structure has been amended as of Tuesday– lawmakers and advocates gathered within the Home chamber in Montpelier for the official enrollment.
“These two amendments handed in each metropolis and city within the state of Vermont,” Jim Condos, D-Vt. Secretary of State, mentioned to cheers.
Proposal 2 makes clear in Article 1 of Vermont’s Structure that “slavery and indentured servitude in any type are prohibited.”
Proposal 5, the Reproductive Liberty Modification, enshrines a person particular person’s proper to reproductive autonomy as central to an individual’s dignity.
It can’t be infringed upon until there’s a compelling state curiosity.
Tuesday, the governor and lawmakers emphasised the significance of the modifications.
“Amending the state Structure gave Vermonters the proper to take motion on their basic rights, which is fairly significant if you actually give it some thought. With these two measures you made your voices heard,” mentioned Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont.
“To have the ability to say that each handed so resoundingly in Vermont speaks to who we’re as a state and the way we consider in liberty and freedom and unity,” mentioned Sen. Becca Balint, D-Vt. President Professional Tem.
That is the primary time since 2010 that the Vermont Structure has been modified. That point it was permitting 17-year-olds who could be 18 on the time of the final election the proper to vote within the main.
Associated Tales:
Constitutional skilled on what’s subsequent after Prop 2 and 5 cross on Election Day
Voters approve reproductive liberty modification
Voters approve Vt. constitutional modification clarifying ban on slavery
Marketing campaign Countdown: Article 22 foes argue measure ensures unregulated abortion
Marketing campaign Countdown: Inside Prop 5, Vermont’s Reproductive Liberty Modification
Marketing campaign Countdown: Inside Prop 2, Vermont’s slavery prohibition clarification
Gov. Scott proclaims Prop 5 will seem on poll
SCOTUS abortion ruling sparks impassioned response
Native lawmakers react to overruling of Roe v. Wade
Will Vermont turn out to be abortion haven put up Roe v. Wade?
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Vermont
Woman charged with trying to smuggle $40K worth of turtles across Vermont lake to Quebec | CBC News
A woman from China has been arrested at a Vermont lake bordering Quebec for trying to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, into Canada by kayak, according to border patrol agents.
Wan Yee Ng was arrested on the morning of June 28 at an Airbnb in Canaan, Vt., as she was about to get into an inflatable kayak with a duffle bag on Lake Wallace, according to an agent’s affidavit filed in U.S. federal court. United States Customs and Border Protection agents had been notified by Royal Canadian Mounted Police that two other people, including a man who was believed to be her husband, had started to paddle an inflatable watercraft from the Canadian side of the lake toward the United States, according to an agent’s affidavit.
The agents searched her heavy duffle bag and found 29 live eastern box turtles individually wrapped in socks, the affidavit states. Eastern box turtles are known to be sold on the Chinese black market for about $1,400 each, according to the affidavit.
Ng is charged with attempting to export the turtles from the U.S., in violation of the Endangered Species Act. A federal judge on Friday ordered that she remain detained. The federal public defender’s office, which is representing her, declined to comment.
Border patrol agents first spotted Ng at the Airbnb rental in May when they noticed a vehicle with Ontario plates travelling on a Vermont road in Canaan in an area used by smugglers, they said. Lake Wallace has been used for human and narcotic smuggling, the affidavit states. The vehicle had entered the U.S. in Alburgh, Vt., agents said.
Ng was admitted to the United States in May on a visitor visa with an intended destination of Fort Lee, N.J., the affidavit states. Border patrol agents learned on June 18 that she had again entered the U.S. in Buffalo in a vehicle with a Quebec plate and was expected to arrive at the same Airbnb on Lake Wallace in Vermont on June 25, the affidavit states. They then started to surveil the property.
Vermont
The Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, July 3-9
Marching Orders
Thursday 4
The town of Warren steps lively at its singular 4th of July Parade and Festivities. The procession of quirky floats and merry musicians is followed by hot dogs, a street dance and a unique get-to-know-your-neighbors scheme: Pay $1 for a numbered “Buddy Badge,” then find the other person in the crowd with the same number and you’ll both win a prize.
Truth to Power
Friday 5
Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh marks Independence Day with its annual Reading Frederick Douglass event. Audience members take part by reading portions of the abolitionist, orator and statesman’s famous address “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” Douglass first gave the powerful speech on July 5, 1852, as the keynote at an event commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Come Together
Saturday 6
Bondeko bring a multicultural mélange to the Next Stage Arts Bandwagon Summer Series in Putney. The musicians in the Portland, Maine-based outfit span generations and originally hail from Albania, Guinea, Paris and Austin, Texas, creating a sound that’s an unlikely — and unforgettable — collaboration.
Into the Woods
Saturday 6
Vermont Humanities marks two anniversaries — its own 50th and the 100th of Vermont State Parks — with its Words in the Woods series. In the second of five gatherings, listeners soak in the natural beauty at Kill Kare State Park in St. Albans as spoken word poet Ellen “LN” Bethea (pictured) shares her work. Stay and enjoy the day at the park afterward: Entrance fees are covered for participants.
Swan Song
Sunday 7
The Rochester Chamber Music Society salutes one of its own at the Federated Church of Rochester when pianist Cynthia Huard plays her final concert, a coda to her 30 years as the group’s artistic director. She’s joined by cellist Ani Kalayjian and violinists Adda Kridler and Mary Rowell in a bittersweet program that includes works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Gabriel Fauré and native Vermonter Nico Muhly.
Fête the Farm
Wednesday 10
Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont hosts a Pizza Social at Miller Farm in Vernon, part of a summerlong series highlighting historic farms and hardworking farmers around the state. Foodies enjoy wood-fired pizza and soft-serve ice cream made from Miller Farm milk before a hayride and farm tour. Catch upcoming installments of the series in Middletown Springs, Shoreham, Johnson, East Hardwick and North Thetford.
Paint the Town
Ongoing
If you missed last summer’s attendance-record-breaking exhibitions of “For the Love of Vermont: The Lyman Orton Collection,” here’s another chance. The Vermont Historical Society presents a reprise showing at the Vermont History Museum in Montpelier. The selection of 20th-century works by Vermont artists is a love letter to the Green Mountain State.
Vermont
Health officials warn of possible measles exposure in Upper Valley
State health officials are investigating a possible measles exposure in the Upper Valley.
Vermont and New Hampshire health officials say there are currently no confirmed cases of the measles in either state.
But New Hampshire’s public health division is looking into a report of an international traveler contracting measles shortly after visiting the town of Hanover.
Officials say the traveler could have been potentially infectious while in various public places June 20-22, including Dartmouth College’s campus. The list of locations released by the health department is below:
- June 20-22: Dartmouth College campus, Hanover
- June 20-22: The Hanover Inn, 2 E Wheelock St., Hanover
- June 20, 3 p.m.: Hanover Scoops, 57 S Main St., Hanover
- June 20-22: Lou’s Restaurant and Bakery, 30 S Main St., Hanover (one meal, unknown date and time)
- June 22: Dartmouth Coach Bus from Hanover to Boston Logan Airport (unknown time)
For people who were in the area on those days, and who aren’t vaccinated or haven’t previously had the measles, officials recommend monitoring for symptoms.
Those include high fever, cough, runny nose, and watery eyes several days before developing a body rash.
Officials ask that people who do feel sick to call their provider before getting treatment to help prevent possible spread of the virus.
Experts say the measles is a preventable disease, and that the vaccine for it is safe and effective.
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