Representing Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro
Updates At the Governor's press conference this morning, the Vermont Department of Health announced that the total number of individuals tested is 415 and the total number of Vermont cases is now 12. Updated COVID-19 Guidance for VT Employers and Employees can be found at the VT Department of Labor. It is recommended that all …
Good afternoon, This update will relate only to information about the COVID-19 Corona virus. Please refer to my first update for general guidance and information. A number of significant actions happened yesterday: the President declared a National Emergency, Vermont's Governor Phil Scott declared a State of Emergency, the Vermont Legislature adjourned until March 24th in …
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Vermont Statehouse is open but asking anyone who is sick or may have been exposed to stay home. Hello all, Here's is the Department of Health Daily update for March 12th. Here is what I am saying to my own large extended family: Older people (like my mom) and people with respiratory issues or compromised …
Please see my post from March 10th for high level information on the virus and where to get information. I have included a few new pieces of information for consideration. On March 11, 2020, health officials announced a second case of novel coronavirus COVID-19 in Vermont. This Chittenden County case is considered presumptive positive, pending …
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Updates Stream the hearing live starting close to 4 p.m. March 10, 2020 Joint Hearing with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and House Committee on Human Services House Chamber Statehouse Michael K. Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health Erica Bornemann, Director, Vermont Emergency Management …
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GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT ORDERS ACTIVATION OF STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER Montpelier, Vt. – To support the ongoing work of the Vermont Department of Health and expand the capacity of state government to coordinate the COVID-19 response, Governor Phil Scott today ordered additional state agencies and departments to activate through the Vermont State Emergency Operations Center …
Good morning, Here is additional information regarding the COVID-19 virus. This morning Governor Scott has opened the state's emergency operations center. The SEOC opens ahead of, and during, potential and likely emergencies to support prevention, response and recovery efforts. Yesterday Mike Eldred at the Deerfield Valley News published an article on what has happened in …
The Senate Committee on Education will hold a public hearing on the Study of Pupil Weights in Vermont’s Education Funding Formula. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Room 11 of the State House in Montpelier. Seating is limited. Witnesses may begin signing up to …
Surely, we do not need the courts to tell us to do the simple and right thing by our students and taxpayers.
Good afternoon, The first presumptive case of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus has been identified. The patient is receiving treatment at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. Try an elbow bump instead! What follows is information for my constituents. Legislators are getting regular updates from the Department of Health. I will share relevant information and updates …
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Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 