Burlington City Council to consider ranked choice voting, all-resident voting | #citycouncil
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The Burlington City Council will vote Monday night on several measures that could end up on the Town Meeting Day ballot. That includes a proposal to change the way voters elect their mayor. The City Council is looking at three charter changes. One is allowing all residents to vote, another is […]
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Slavery, involuntary servitude rejected by 4 states’ voters | #elections | #alabama
Voters in four states have approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime, while those in a fifth state rejected a flawed version of the question. The measures approved Tuesday could curtail the use of prison labor in Alabama, Oregon, Tennessee and Vermont. In […]
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Burlington City Council approves appointment of two city officials | #citycouncil
The city of Burlington unanimously appointed two city officials Monday, including one position that has been vacant for months. Mayor Miro Weinberger created the Racial, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Department in 2019 after declaring racism a public health emergency in Burlington. It has since helped implement the first Juneteenth event in Burlington, among other initiatives. […]
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New study finds Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas to be most unsafe states
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas are the most unsafe states to live in the United States, according to a new study published Tuesday. The results of the study were formed by taking 53 key safety indicators that were grouped into five categories, then comparing how all 50 states fared in each of these indicators. The data […]
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Voters in five states have the chance to wipe slavery and indentured servitude off the books | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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Washington CNN — When slavery was outlawed in the US in 1865, the 13th Amendment included one exception. “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction,” the amendment reads. The penalty […]
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Glitter Magazine | November Brings New Opportunities for Five States to Outlaw Slavery | #elections | #alabama
vesperstock/ Shutterstock In November, voters in five states have the power to remove language that allows involuntary servitude and slavery as punishment for a crime or debt from their state constitutions.
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Burlington mayor says ending gunfire incidents top priority
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Tamping down on a dramatic increase in gunfire incidents in Vermont’s largest city is a top priority for Burlington’s mayor, the police department and the county prosecutor, the officials said Thursday. Since the beginning of 2020 there have been 38 illegal gunfire incidents in the city, including 12 this year, according […]
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