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Vermont Legislators Propose Decriminalizing Prostitution

John Cronin

A group of left-wing Vermont lawmakers want to decriminalize prostitution in the state, according to a new bill proposed in the state's House of Representatives.

The recently proposed Vermont House Bill 0569 is four pages long and, according to VT Digger, it would, "decriminalize the sale of sex between two consenting adults." Under the bill, prostitution sold through human trafficking or coercion would still be illegal.

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Unpaid Tolls High In Maine — Maybe Don’t Clean Your License Plate

John Cronin

Since 2013, the Maine Turnpike Authority is owed more than $824,000 in unpaid tolls, more than $600,000 of which is from out-of-state vehicles.

It's a fraction of the $140 million annually the state collects in tolls. However, the state could be missing more revenue than that because some of the tollbooth cameras in the state are not able to read license plates that are too dirty or obscure or completely missing, according to the Portland Press-Herald.

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