The Legislature is moving
ahead on a bill that requires the owners of Vermont Yankee to set aside more
money to dismantle the plant; The process to cut next year’s budget by 25
million dollars is back on track at the Statehouse; The body of a missing kayaker
has been found; and commentator Deborah Doyle-Schectman says one proposed
budget-cutting measure doesn’t add up.
Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.:
A list of nearly $40 million in budget
cuts was presented to key lawmakers and the Douglas Administration. The group needs to select $25 million in
reductions from the list in the next few days. Federal policymakers are hoping that consumers cut short the national recession
by quickly spending their economic stimulus checks…
