Midday Newscast: October 16, 2008

There’s a little bit of good economic news at Vermont gas stations: Prices have dropped; State Treasurer Jeb Spaulding says it’s a good time to plan for retirement, despite the swings on Wall Street; The major party candidates for secretary of state strongly disagree whether Vermont should adopt instant runoff voting; A detour on Interstate 89 in Windsor county is going to last longer than first thought