Here are the top stories at the noon hour.
Former Governor Howard Dean says it’s time for Democrats to step up and prove they’re worthy of the power voters gave them on Tuesday; rising insurance costs prompt a change for most of Vermont’s municipal workers; Vermont House Speaker Gaye Symington says Democrats will work with Governor Jim Douglas; a 16-year-old boy is scheduled to be arraigned today in an alleged needle attack at the Saint Albans high school.