Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
Barring a surprise, the Legislature will vote by secret ballot tomorrow to retain all four members of the Vermont Supreme Court; Secretary of State Deb Markowitz says all the justices are properly installed in office, despite some claims otherwise; the U.S. House of Representatives has approved $16 million for transportation projects in Vermont; as the NCAA tournament kicks off, the buzz in Worcester, MA, is about the UVM men’s basketball team; a deal to sell Vermont apples and cows to Cuba is jeopardized by visa delays and new trade regulations.
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