Midday Report: May 2, 2006

Vermont businessman Rich Tarrant formally kicks off his campaign for the U.S. Senate this afternoon; Vermont’s top utility executive lays out a plan to improve his company’s financial position; Burlington Mayor Bob Kiss told a crowd of protestors Monday he’s investigating whether Burlington could declare itself a “sanctuary city”; According to the Vermont Business Roundtable. the state’s top businesses expect more capital expenditures in the second quarter of this year; the Plattsburgh Press-Republican is reporting today that the next Chairman of New York State’s next Commission of Correction will be Plattsburgh Mayor Dan Stewart.