Morning Newscast: May 22, 2008

Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: Paving projects and repairs to highway bridges lead the list of work to be funded by an additional $10 million in state transportation spending;  Vermont utilities rely on Hydro Quebec and Vermont Yankee for two-thirds of their power. But contracts for that electricity begin to expire in four years. Energy experts say replacing those contracts will force the state to consider some big changes in its mix of power supplies…