Midday Newscast: September 19, 2007

Vermont state Treasurer Jeb Spaulding has joined an effort that would force companies to disclose the financial risks they face from global climate change; Vermonters will be able to sign up for a new state-sponsored health insurance plan in less than two weeks; a new disclosure is putting more pressure on the Public Service Board to continue investigating phone companies’ roles in passing customer information to the federal government; the state prison in Springfield has been locked down today.