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A proposed amendment would enshrine reproductive health rights into the state constitution. Proposition 5 has been moving through the Legislature for several years, and will be on the ballot this November. Peter Teachout, a constitutional law scholar at Vermont Law School, advised state lawmakers while they drafted Prop 5. -
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed the right to an abortion. State law in Vermont still protects that right.
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Elizabeth Dow spends her days straddling the past, present and future. She worked as a professor of archive science before retiring to Hardwick, where she is now president of the town historical society. And in the inaugural feature in our Summer School series, she recently gave VPR’s Anna Van Dine a lesson in how to keep a history.
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A lesson in creating an archive. Plus, a lawsuit over sewage overflows in Rutland, a marker commemorating Vermont’s first Pride March, and a new program aimed at making local produce more accessible.
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In their own words, four Vermonters share their stories of having abortions.
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In October, 2017, an unusual exhibit opened in New York City called ‘Ode to the Sea: Art from Guantanamo’, featuring artwork created by detainees. Since that original show, the exhibit has expanded, and is now on display at the Fried Family Gallery at Catamount Arts in St. Johnsbury.
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It's been 20 years since the detention center at Guantanamo Bay opened on the coast of Cuba. And as we consider the last two decades and the controversial history of the prison, we're speaking with Vermonters who have had direct ties to it.
