Midday Report: July 11, 2006

State Senator Matt Dunne kicks off his race for Lieutenant Governor with a multi-town campaign day; the state prepares to test its public health readiness for an epidemic; some time today or tomorrow, Governor Jim Douglas is expected to make permanent the interim appointment of Windham County Sheriff Richard Guthrie; A single-family home developer in the Stratton Mountain region has agreed to pay a fine of more than $61,000; retired University of Vermont psychologist Roger Albee has died at his home in Florida at the age of 84 after a brief illness.