“By the 1930s nearly 90% of U.S. urban dwellers had electricity, but 90% of rural homes were without power. Investor-owned utilities often denied service to rural areas, citing high development costs and low profit margins. Consequently, even when they could purchase electricity, rural consumers paid far higher prices than urban consumers.” - from the University …
Author: Rep. Laura Sibilia
Six-term independent Vermont State Representative representing the citizens, students, towns and businesses of Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro.
Seven years
Marking the seventh anniversary day of our communities awaking to devastation. Honoring the overwhelming and sustained courage of our people that has rebuilt, repaired and rebirthed what was lost. The years since Irene have seen us gain resilience, camaraderie, character and investment that would not have been possible without such a great test. 'You gain …
Indys, Ubers and #PeopleOverParty
Last Sunday I found myself in Denver, traveling by Uber with a scientist I had attended a weekend conference with. My new scientist friend conducted an experiment with our Uber drivers as we traveled to various Denver destinations talking about how much we were enjoying Denver and gathering info about our next destination. “We …
Important primary vote tomorrow
Tomorrow is an important primary vote. For our Windham/Bennington district, a single Democratic Governor candidate will be determined out of four running and a single Republican candidate for Governor will be determined between Gov. Scott and his challenger. There will also be advancement of two of the three democratic candidates running to be Windham County …
Dan French appointed new Vermont Secretary of Education
Governor Scott has announced the appointment of Dan French as Vermont's next Education Secretary. Secretary French is very familiar with our districts two supervisory unions: WSWSU and the WCSU. He previously served as the Superintendent in the Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union to our north, and consulted on several Act 46 mergers and on behalf of …
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Public Comment request on Health Insurance Premium Price Increases
Good morning, Public comments are an important way to provide input. If you do submit comments, please email me a copy at lhsibilia@gmail.com Kind regards, Rep. Laura Sibilia ------ The Green Mountain Care Board is reviewing proposed health insurance premium price increases for Individual and Small Employer plans including Vermont Health Connect plans. (Small Employers …
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Vermont email scam alert
Please share this latest scam alert from the Vermont Attorney Generals office, and don’t forget to check in with your more vulnerable family members and neighbors. These scammers are extremely manipulative and prey on the good will and fear of others who don’t expect these kind of flagrant in your face cons. At the end …
Final update of the 2018 session
The eventful 2018 session has come to an end and my final review of the session follows. Over the summer and fall you can expect to hear more from me on updates to the State's Act 46 plan, telecommunications and CoverageCo, the scheduling of a public forum on healthcare. I did previously announce my intention …
First Public Forum on Act 250 Planned for Springfield on June 27
Montpelier, Vermont – June 20, 2018 – The Vermont Legislative Commission on Act 250 is seeking public input through a series of forums and social media outreach to envision Vermont’s future landscape. The first forum will be held in Springfield, VT on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 from 6:00-8:00 PM at the Nolin-Murray Center at St. Mary’s …
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Voting to override the Governor’s veto
Thursday of last week Governor Scott vetoed the budget proposed in H.13. This budget was virtually the same budget that a tri-partisan majority of senators and representatives approved during the regular session in H.911, but removed the items under contention between Governor Scott and the Vermont Legislature - namely how to spend unanticipated revenues from …
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 