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One Vermont Town To State Police:  Stay Away

Matthew McDonald

Residents of Montgomery, Vermont (population 1,200) are used to seeing no police in their town. The town has no local police department and seldom saw state troopers until recently.

Now, selectmen in the town are asking the Vermont State Police to stop patrolling in the town, saying an excessive show of force in recent weeks is driving people away from visiting.

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Rhode Island House Goes All-Nine-Months On Abortion

Matthew McDonald

The Rhode Island House of Representatives has approved a bill that would effectively legalize abortion up to the moment of birth.

Rhode Island House Bill 5125 states: "Neither the state, nor any of its agencies, or political subdivisions shall … Restrict an individual person from terminating that individual person's pregnancy after fetal viability when necessary to preserve the health or life of that individual."

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