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The Latest Breaking News from Vermont

Three states to have veto-proof legislative majority and governor of the opposing party

Welcome to the Thursday, November 17, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Fired deputy who was charged with assault wins sheriff race

A fired Vermont sheriff’s deputy who was charged with simple assault for kicking a shackled prisoner has been elected sheriff of the county he served in

The Independent UK

Voters largely reject election deniers as secretaries of state – but the partisan battle for election administration will continue

Midterm voters in six states – Arizona, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico and Vermont – appear to have rejected extremist secretary of state candidates who denied the validity of the 2020 presidential election.

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Abortion in the States

Michigan voters voted 56.7% to 43.3% (with >95% of votes in, see N.Y. Times) to enact a state constitutional right to reproductive freedom, which would cover abortion rights; California and Vermont voters supported the same, but those states already broadly allow abortions. Voters in Kentucky (where abortion is generally illegal)…

Reason

A father and son, a Native American senator and a Vermont congresswoman: Things the 118th Congress will have that the 117th does not

WASHINGTON — More twins in Texas. A Gen Z switcheroo. A father-son tag team. And if you want to supersize your order, there’s one more guy with experience with that.

Tribune News Service

Voters Approve Anti-Slavery Ballot Measures in 4 States

On Tuesday, voters in Alabama, Tennessee, Vermont, and Oregon approved ballot measures that removed exceptions to anti-slavery laws in their state's constitutions, effectively banning forced prison labor.

Reason

Republican Kentucky, swing state Michigan vote to uphold legal abortion

Voters in reliably red Kentucky rejected a ballot measure aimed at denying any state constitutional protections for abortion while voters in battleground Michigan enshrined abortion rights in their state's constitution — joining Democratic California and Vermont in taking that step.

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Midterm Voters Choose To Protect Reproductive Freedom

Voters in California, Michigan, and Vermont embraced constitutional amendments to protect abortion rights, while Kentuckians rejected an anti-abortion amendment.

Reason

Voters protect abortion rights in post-Roe elections in California, Michigan, Vermont

California, Michigan and Vermont are on track to become the first states to protect abortion rights in their constitutions.

Axios

Abortion rights advocates count ‘seismic’ victories in midterm elections across US

After the Supreme Court scrapped Roe v Wade, voters in five states voted directly on the future of reproductive healthcare in midterm elections

The Independent UK

US states vote to protect reproductive rights in rebuke to anti-abortion push

Vermont, Michigan and California add protections to state constitutions while Kentucky rejects anti-abortion measure

The Guardian - US

Vermont ends streak as the last state to send a woman to Congress

Vermont was the last state to have never sent a woman to Congress. But on Tuesday, Democrat Becca Balint won her race, and will become the first woman and first LGBTQ person to represent the state.

WEKU

First two Senate races called as experts predict long night of counting ahead

South Carolina, Vermont return first Senate results of 2022 midterms

The Independent UK

For some incoming senators, the primary was the real election - Roll Call

A Democrat in Vermont and Republicans in Alabama and Oklahoma all easily won races to replace retiring senators.

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The Independent UK

Vermont GOP Gov. Scott seeks reelection in deep blue state

Voters in deep blue Vermont are deciding whether to send Republican Gov. Phil Scott back to Montpelier for his fourth two-year term

The Independent UK

Welch, Malloy compete to succeed Vermont's Leahy in Senate

Vermont voters are choosing a successor to U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, who is leaving the chamber after 48 years

WEKU

Here are the places where abortion is on the ballot (in one way or another) this week

Abortion is on the ballot in California, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana and Vermont, but it's also playing a major role in races for governor, attorney general and state supreme courts nationwide.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Rare bear attack in Vermont foiled with a flashlight; ‘it was terrifying’

A woman who stepped outside her condominium complex to let her dog out Wednesday night was attacked by a bear after the dog treed a cub.

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The Guardian - US

‘They haven’t tried’: Bernie Sanders on Democrats’ economic messaging

In a Guardian interview, the Vermont senator urges people to turn out for next week’s ‘consequential’ midterm elections

Benzinga

Legal Troubles Escalate For Celsius As Court Broadens Scope Of Investigation

A New York bankruptcy judge expanded the scope of the investigation in the Celsius Network (CRYPTO: CEL) bankruptcy case, as the company’s clients demanded an inquiry into the activities of

The Independent UK

VIDEO FOR YOU: Vermont's Leahy troubled by Pelosi assault

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The Independent UK

Sanders aims to boosts vulnerable Democrats in US tour

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders kicked off an eight-state tour in Oregon on Thursday

Daily Mirror

Five US states ask residents if they want to 'wipe slavery' from record books forever

Next month voters in Alabama, Louisiana, Vermont, Oregon and Tennessee will get the chance to wipe slavery from their states' constitutions forever, according to a ballot initiative

The Independent UK

Vermont police charge sheriff candidate for kicking prisoner

Authorities say a fired Vermont deputy sheriff who is the only candidate on the November ballot to become sheriff of the county where he served has been charged with simple assault for kicking a shackled prisoner

The Independent UK

Worker who quietly lowered town's fluoride for years resigns

A town employee who for years quietly lowered the fluoride level in a Vermont community’s drinking water has resigned

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