Top stories developing at the noon hour:
Two of the most prominent women in Vermont politics lead a discussion in Montpelier about a bill called “The Vermont Patient Choice and Control at the End of Life Act”; a new fight over access to government documents erupts between Governor Jim Douglas and the Legislature; Congressman Peter Welch zones in on problems at the outpatient facilities for wounded veterans at Washington’s Walter Reed Hospital; Governor Jim Douglas is expected to sign a law that offers financial assistance to dairy farmers; Vermont’s Emergency Management Office offers thousands of emergency preparedness workbooks for distribution at Town Meeting.