Midday Newscast April 23, 2008

Gov. Jim Douglas made an unusual appearance before a legislative committee to lobby for his economic stimulus; Vermont State Police have released the name of a man who was fatally shot by troopers last night in Bradford; Congressman Peter Welch’s effort to crack down on what he describes as abuses by overseas contractors is before the U.S. House at this hour; The U.S. Forest Service wants to hear from the public about how it will manage 40,000 acres of new wilderness in the Green Mountain National Forest;