ALSO: Liam Madden announced Wednesday he will accept the Republican nomination for U.S. House, despite indicating earlier in the day he wanted to turn it down; A Wardsboro woman has pleaded not guilty to the second-degree murder of an acquaintance, who was found dead this week from more than 100 sharp force injuries; A vote against a proposed constitutional amendment to protect reproductive rights ended a 12-year incumbent’s tenure in the Vermont House.