Representing Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro
From the Vermont COVID-19 briefing August 14th Good evening, This week my family was lucky enough to celebrate two major life moments - my husband and number one supporter TJ turned 50 and my oldest daughter and her longtime beau who we love got engaged. It was so sweet to have these beautiful life moments …
This week my thoughts have been with the Vermont education community. Our administrators, boards and teachers working diligently to put in place safe practices for our students, parents and students weighing factors and the consequences of various decision paths. I have heard from parents who are agonizing over the decision to send their children in …
GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT ANNOUNCES FRONT-LINE EMPLOYEES HAZARD PAY GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATIONS TO OPEN FOR EMPLOYERS Employers are encouraged to apply starting August 4 Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today announced that beginning Tuesday, August 4, public safety, public health, health care and human services employers whose employees worked to help mitigate or respond to COVID-19 may …
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ECONOMIC RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAM EXPANDS ELIGIBILITY TO MORE VERMONT BUSINESSES Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott, the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) and the Department of Taxes today announced expanded eligibility for Economic Recovery Grants for Vermont businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the original eligibility criteria, a business was required …
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August 2nd, 2020For Immediate Release: Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia (I) Dover issued a statement today calling on Green Mountain Conservatives for a Better Vermont and the John Klar campaign to clean up the white supremacist graffiti along Route 100 that accompanied their candidate forum August 1st. "Vermonters all over our state are grappling with …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MESSAGE TO CONSTITUENTS FROM THE WINDHAM COUNTY DELEGATION Dear Windham County residents, The last few months of global pandemic, economic upheaval and civil unrest have many feeling uncertain and fearful of the future. The Windham County Delegation is keenly aware of this, and we want to play a meaningful part in shaping …
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Over the past few weeks I have been talking with parents, teachers, administrators, board members, legislators and officials in the Scott administration about issues arising from operating our schools during the pandemic. The Superintendents, administrators, staff and school boards in the Windham Central Supervisory Union and the Windham Southwest Supervisory Union have been working diligently …
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Tonight I issued a statement regarding illegal graffiti on Route 100 over the weekend. I want to acknowledge and thank the four young women from towns across our district who brought this issue to my attention yesterday morning. But more importantly I want to reassure them, and all of us, that we can easily do …
While the grandparent scam has long plagued older Vermonters, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a new twist that scammers are exploiting. Scammers, posing as the grandchildren of unsuspecting grandparents, call and pretend to be in the hospital, in jail, or stranded overseas and in urgent need of wire transfers, gift cards, or cash. By presenting …
Good evening, Economic Recovery grants are still available for businesses. Last week the Governor announced a mask mandate would be in place starting on August 1st. Even though Vermont's statistics on cases are amongst the lowest in the country, we look to the South and West and see serious outbreaks happening. With no national plan, …
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 