Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
The Vermont NEA announces the candidates it’s supporting in the November election; in Washington, the formula for distributing homeland security money is under scrutiny and may affect Vermont’s allocation of funds; a new report says Vermont has one of the highest rates of illegal drug use in the country; Fish and Wildlife officials say the eagle chicks released at Dead Creek are now independent.
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