Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
The House has voted overwhelmingly to let the Fish and Wildlife Department manage the state’s deer herd; lawmakers are asking why Vermont should spend $600,000 to renovate the Vermont State Hospital when officials want to close the facility within the next few years; opponents of a medical marijuana bill say there isn’t enough time left in the current session to give the proposal a thorough review; a Washington County high bailiff has assumed the interim position of sheriff following the resignation of Donald Edson.
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