Midday Report: February 19, 2007

Lawmakers in Montpelier will hear from the Feds next week on Vermont Yankee’s request to extend its license; all the work done in legislative committees is taking shape as bills move toward votes in the House and Senate; Vermont lawmakers are going to consider using some of three million dollar dairy aid package to help farmers whose barns collapsed under the weight of snow from Wednesday’s blizzard; a new poll shows Democratic Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton running neck-and-neck with two Republicans – Arizona Senator John McCain and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.