Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
Governor Jim Douglas signs a law requiring carbon monoxide detectors in residential buildings; Progressive Anthony Pollina is expected to announce his interest in running for lieutenant governor; officials in Killington seem pleased that the New Hampshire Legislature has taken another step toward enabling their town to secede from Vermont; water quality specialists report on the effect of stormwater runoff on Burlington Bay.
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