Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
UVM political science professor Anthony Gierzynski analyzes the political implication of Governor Douglas’ proposed tax relief; almost all the legislative committees are meeting today as lawmakers buckle down to work in the second day of the new session; the Bennington-based American Chestnut Foundation got a boost to its efforts to breed a blight-resistant tree; on the campaign trail Vermont’s Howard Dean is spending most of the day in Iowa.
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