A legislative committee is scrambling to find ways to help
Vermonters pay for the skyrocketing cost of heating fuel; Senator Patrick Leahy
is applauding the Supreme Court decision overturning the District of Columbia’s
tough restrictions on gun ownership; Governor Douglas says Vermont lawmakers
didn’t take enough action to lower property tax bills; Dr. Wendy Davis has been
appointed the new acting commissioner of the Vermont Department of Health; The
Vermont State Police issued an Amber Alert today as part of the search for a
missing 12-year-old girl; Two Vermont National Guard soldiers will be decorated
with Purple Hearts this weekend; and commentator Bill Shutkin says that when it
comes to climate change, vision is more important than technology.