Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.:
The U.S. Senate has agreed to repeal a law that gave the president authority to call up the National Guard and use the military for law enforcement; the Maine Public Utilities Commission is scheduled to begin deliberations today on a proposal by FairPoint Communications to buy Verizon’s landline telephone operations in northern New England for $2.7 billion; the Vermont Attorney General’s office has filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against a company for selling jewelry and other products with high amounts of lead; and four members of the British Parliament are visiting New Hampshire today to exchange ideas on climate change.