Morning Newscast: April 3, 2008

Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: Senator Patrick Leahy says the federal government is encroaching on Vermonters rights to travel freely; the Vermont Senate has passed a bill that would protect whistleblowers in state government from reprimand; some New Hampshire high school students are scheduled to testify at a state Senate committee hearing today on a resolution to reduce plastic and paper shopping bags and encourage reusable bags…