Representing Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro
This commentary is by Rep. Tim Briglin, D-Thetford, and Rep. Laura Sibilia, I-Dover. They are chair and vice chair, respectively, of the Vermont House Energy & Technology Committee. High-speed broadband internet service is a necessity for every Vermont household, yet one out of every four households struggle without it. H.360, the $150 million broadband bill that …
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The plan serves as a roadmap toward fully reopening the economy, cross state travel, and events and gatherings in the months ahead Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott and other officials today outlined the State’s stepped plan to methodically and safely ease mitigation measures as more Vermonters are vaccinated. The roadmap – which is subject to change …
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Good evening, I hope those who celebrate had a joyous Passover or Easter. Contained in this update is information on vaccinations, new bills that have passed both the House and Senate, information on the House Budget, and information and an update on pension issues. S.13, which seeks to create a task force to implement the …
Good Morning - This week the House will debate a number of bills this week including the budget, capital bill, transportation bill, Yield Bill and a massive broadband bill. These bills are all up for action in the House this week and presuming they pass, they will head over to be debated in the Senate. …
Good evening, Please join me tomorrow, Sunday March 13th for a discussion on Vermont Education Finance and the Weighting Proposals under consideration. Topic: H.54 DiscussionTime: Mar 14, 2021 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/87333532578?pwd=YkZPSEMyb3BXbU1Ccmh1WnBQSjd1QT09 Dial by phone +1 301 715 8592 US Meeting ID: 873 3353 2578 Passcode: 943191 Final American …
Walgreens Offering Vaccine for People Age 65 and Older Starting Today Supply at Walgreens allows for people in this age group to get vaccinated a few days before that phase opens statewide on March 1 BURLINGTON, VT – Starting today, Vermonters age 65 and older can make an appointment at Walgreens to get their COVID-19 vaccination. …
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Good evening friends, The legislature is taking it's customary one week break for Town Meeting this coming week. Even though many of your Town Meetings are not happening this week, I'm sending out a mid session report. Legislators like myself that are not retired will spend this week working to catch up at their year …
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Good evening, Some important updates on COVID-19 regulations, Department of Labor forms, and new relief. Vermont DFR COVID-19 Modeling February 23, 2021 Effective February 23, 2021: If you have been vaccinated, you do not need to quarantine to travel to Vermont or return to Vermont, as long as at least 14 days have passed since …
Unfair. Inequitable. Disconnected from reality. The system Vermont uses to provide access to K-12 public school funding is an obscene injustice hiding in plain sight. It results in less for students with higher needs and more for students with less needs. Is this a devious plan of people in power to hold the state’s shared …
Good evening all. 34 days till Spring! This week I have included two electoral reform pieces of legislation that have been introduced. A bill requiring civics education for all Vermont students and I have also reintroduced legislation that would require ranked choice voting to be used in primaries and in the election of our U.S. …
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 