Representing Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro
This week the House will take on this year's economic development bill. The latest version of the S.138 can be found here. It currently contains provisions that would expand and add economic development marketing to state marketing efforts as well as lowering the wage threshold from 160% - 140% of minimum wage for the Vermont …
Continue reading Update as the Legislature heads toward the end of the session
We are in the final weeks of the session, and my House committee is working to get our economic development bill out this week. You can follow the progress on our committee page where we are working on S.138, the Senate's economic development bill. Hearing on Education Consolidation Efforts: This Wednesday April 22, 2015 a …
Continue reading Public hearing on education, paid sick leave and the gun bill
The Senate voted out their big economic development bill S.138 last week. This "promotion of economic development" bill, developed by the Economic Development Housing & General Affairs Committee, had a rough trip through the Senate with a number of provisions stripped out, including Windham County Senator Becca Balint's innovative Millennial Enterprise Zones. This zone would …
The Sugar Tax Things are pretty serious in Montpelier, so let me start with "the laugh". As many of you know, I've supported my family by working in a number of small food service establishments for almost 20 years. It's very often the owners of those little restaurants and bars that I think of first …
Town Meeting Legislative Update March 3, 2015 Dear Friends and Neighbors: It is an honor to represent you in our State Legislature and communicate the activities of the General Assembly to you in this newsletter. I have been busy since the beginning of the session working in my committee, researching issues and developing legislation. …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia 2015 Town Meeting Legislative Update
Last week, working with a small group of bipartisan legislators, I successfully amended the annual fee bill. I've since been told that can be tough to do. The fee bill is an annual event for the Administration and the Legislature. Every year, up to one third of all fees the Vermont assesses for a host …
Continue reading “Fee Bill” amendment scales back increases on small restaurants
In addition to our efforts on a number of other issues, Rep. Barbara Murphy of Fairfax (another freshman Independent) and I were asked by constituents to introduce support H.65 by folks interested in the history of this uniquely Vermont vegetable. We are pleased that the Wardsboro 5th and 6th grade classes will be able to …
On October 2, 2014 a pair of bipartisan Vermont legislators announced their endorsement of Laura Sibilia, Independent candidate for the Windham-Bennington 1 Vermont House District. “While southern Vermont is facing some economic challenges at this time, it also has significant opportunities,” said Rep. Paul Ralston (D-Middlebury), co-founder of V2AVT. “Throughout her many years working in …
Continue reading Endorsed by bipartisan Reps Ralston and Scheuermann
Campaign signs are in! Email me at laurasibiliavt@gmail.com if you would like to host one The candidates have been notified that two candidate forums for the district have been scheduled by the Deerfield Valley Rotary and the Deerfield Valley News: Dover Town Hall on Wednesday, October 22, at 7 pm. The forum will include Windham …
Last year, at the invitation of the Speaker of the House and the Governor, I attended a pair of hopeful all-day sessions in Burlington on the future of education and education financing in Vermont. The first session featured education innovator and author Tony Wagner and Vermont’s first ever Secretary of Education Rebecca Holcombe. Over the …
Continue reading Living wage legislation doesn’t address the real problem in our district
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 