A group of Vermont public and private higher learning institutions has announced a plan to share students and programs. Vermont's two U.S. senators are hailing the Senate's passage of a measure banning workplace discrimination against gay and transgender Americans. The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is warning people not to release aquarium fish into the state's waterways. A group that has been advising New Hampshire state officials on implementing the new health care overhaul law is getting an update on how things are going.