Representing Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro
A short update as we head into what is likely to be a very long final week of the session. Hopefully we will be able to finish the people's business and adjourn by late Friday or early Saturday. From a freshman legislator's perspective, the past two weeks have been fascinating to watch unfold. The Vermont …
Continue reading Racing to the end :: Connectivity, cannabis and contractors
April 17, 2016 For Immediate Release: Last week the Vermont House passed a bill which will raise additional funding to expand internet to approximately 30,000 unserved and underserved Vermonters. H.870 will increase the universal service fee on phone bills by half a percent, raising roughly $1.6 million per year. The language was approved in the …
Act 46 and School Choice updates: Last week I participated in a regional panel discussion on Act 46 sponsored by Marlboro Colleges Center for Creative Solutions alongside Brad James from the Agency of Education, Superintendents Ron Stahley and Dan French, Wilmington student Peyton Eisler and Whitingham student Kassidy Walkowiak. It is inspiring to have students …
Dear friends and neighbors, We are more then halfway throughway the session and have begun to send House bills to the Senate for consideration of passage this year and vice versa. This past week the House passed the first version of both the budget and tax bills. The bills now go to the Senate who …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2016 Public hearing on S.241 An act relating to the regulation of marijuana. Montpelier, Vermont The House Committees on Judiciary and on Government Operations will hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 31, 2016, starting at 5:00 pm. The hearing will be held in the House Chamber at the State House. …
The House Commerce and Economic Development Committee, which I serve on has worked very hard to vote out a bill, UNANIMOUSLY, that clarifies the laws governing employers, employees, and independent contractors with regard to worker's compensation and unemployment insurance. For years, the legislature has attempted to address this issue to ensure the many protections for workers …
Continue reading 21st century workforce and contemplating a Plan B for rural connectivity
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 