Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie recaps this week’s Vermont mission to Quebec; a memorial service is being held at the Statehouse for Marc Hull, the former commissioner of education; Chad Pergram of the Capitol Bureau in Washington reports on an active political week, despite current congressional recess; Two Wall Street bond rating firms downgraded New Hampshire’s rating slightly on Thursday in anticipation of an $80 million bond sale next week.
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