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 …
Author: Rep. Laura Sibilia
Six-term independent Vermont State Representative representing the citizens, students, towns and businesses of Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro.
Rep Sibilia March 11 update Covid-19
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 …
VPR Stream for March 10 statehouse 4pm hearing on COVID-19
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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Vermont emergency operations center opened
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 …
Rep. Sibilia March 10 COVID-19 update
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 …
Testifying for kids and taxpayers at the March 11th Hearing on Vermont Pupil Weights
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 …
Just. Not Complicated.
Surely, we do not need the courts to tell us to do the simple and right thing by our students and taxpayers.
Rep. Sibilia March 8 update on COVID-19 Coronavirus
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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Scam Alert from the VT Attorney General’s Office – Gift card scams
The Consumer Assistance Program has recorded a 220% increase in gift card scams with loss reports since December. Gift card scams take many forms; however, all request a gift card as payment and for the numbers on the back of the card to be provided to the scammer. Be in the know: -Using gift cards …
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Rep. Sibilia: 2020 Town Meeting Update
2019 Novel Coronavirus update from VT Health Current Status in Vermont: The Health Department is closely monitoring the rapid developments in the outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus ("COVID-19"). Vermont is prepared to respond to protect and support Vermonters. As of February 27, 2020 there are no known cases of novel …
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 