Newscast: Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 7:34 a.m.

For the first time this legislative session, the full Vermont Senate will debate renewable energy today. In Montpelier, though, some lawmakers’ hopes of passing meaningful climate change legislation that might reduce greenhouse gas emissions have already collided with the state’s fiscal reality. Since being selected as the University of Vermont’s 26^th president last February, Tom Sullivan has made affordability for in-state students a top priority.