Representing Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro
Typically the Vermont Legislative Sessions are about 17 weeks long - beginning the first week of January and ending in the beginning of May. We are approaching the halfway mark and the Town Meeting Week break. As I do every year, I will make every effort to make it to all six Town Meetings between …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Week 7 of the Vermont Legislative Session
DOVER — A new report finding inequities for students in rural areas has prompted local officials to request changes right away. 'We are asking for immediate relief as for almost 20 years, … — Read on http://www.reformer.com/stories/officials-call-for-pupil-weighting-reform,597528
Gun Hearing, Climate Change, Vetos and Over Ride Votes
State education funding report prompts reps to ‘kick up dust’: Lawmakers ask citizens to support efforts to address school-funding inequities that persist 20 years after the landmark decision to equalize educational opportunities in Vermont — Read on http://www.commonsnews.org/site/sitenext/story.php
The day after Christmas I had a number of meetings scheduled in my district to catch up on issues prior to the session. After leaving one of those meetings, I sat in the parking lot and checked my emails finding one from a reporter asking me for my reaction to the Vermont education weighting study …
Continue reading A significant equity concern in Vermont’s current education funding system.
To the Editor: I urge local residents to become familiar with the recent Pupil Weighting Factors Report that was championed, in part, by our local delegation. Behind the analysis and … — Read on http://www.benningtonbanner.com/stories/letter-vermonts-deeply-flawed-education-funding-system,595881
Paid family leave vote tally The House voted on both a compromise Paid Family Leave Plan (H.107) and a compromise accelerated additional Minimum Wage increase plan (S.23) that had been worked out between the House and Senate. Both proposals passed; Minimum Wage 93-54 and Paid Family Leave 89-58, but neither passed with enough votes to …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Week 3 of the Vermont Legislative Session
Good evening! On Friday January 10th, the House held a moment of silence for former State Representative Dover Rep. Phil Bartlett who passed away earlier this year. As I did last year, I plan to send out an update on the week as well as links to information that may be helpful to constituents in …
Continue reading Sibilia: Week 1 of the 2020 #Vermont Legislative Session
Climate OpEd, Legislative Survey, Recreation Grants, State finances, Property Tax Rates, Civics and Open Enrollment
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 