Newscast: April 2, 2012, 12:04 p.m.

Legislative leaders continue to look for ways to promote the economy of southeastern Vermont when Vermont Yankee eventually closes. Also in Brattleboro, authorities are investigating a series of weekend fires. In Burlington, a new political era begins tonight when Democrat Miro Weinberger is sworn in as mayor. Results will be released later today about whether racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to be stopped by police than white Vermonters.