Thank you to the voters in Dover, Readsboro, Searsburg, Somerset, Stamford, Wardsboro, Whitingham for supporting my campaign and re-electing me to the Vermont House for two more years. I appreciate the responsibility for carrying your voices to Montpelier and assisting all of those working to revitalize our region of Vermont. I encourage you not to …
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Rep. Manwaring endorses Sibilia for re-election
Ann has been a trusted friend and mentor for almost 20 years - I am grateful I was able to serve my first term while she was still in the House and I will miss her in the coming years. I'm honored to have her endorsement. Even though we have occasionally disagreed on policy, we …
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Sibilia re-election campaign underway
Dear friends and neighbors, Serving my first two years as your representative in the Vermont House has been a privilege and an honor. As an independent freshman legislator serving on the House Commerce Committee, I worked hard, every day, to forge productive relationships with my colleagues and use my experience and voice to assist our district, our neighbors, and our state. …
2015 Session Wrap Up
At 11:15 pm on Saturday May 16th, the gavel fell signaling the end of 2015 Legislative Session. Since then I have resumed working full-time at my regular employment job - Director of Economic and Workforce Development for SE Vermont's Windham Region, attended the last school events of the season for my middle schooler, and celebrated …
House vote on H.361
This past week the House approved H.361, this year's education bill by a vote 0f 88-55. The final bill that passed the house is: H. 361 Section By Section Summary. This bill seeks to create "Integrated Education Systems". This is an important and understandable goal, particularly if you understand that Vermont has a growing challenge, …
Rep. Sibilia 2015 Town Meeting Legislative Update
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. …
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Southern Vermont Legislators Propose Bill to Address Major Economic Development Challenges
For immediate release: February 24th, 2015 Additional info contact: Laura Sibilia lhsibilia@gmail.com 802-384-0233 Kiah Morris kiahmorrisvt@gmail.com 802-688-3300 Southern Vermont Legislators Propose Bill to Address Major Economic Development Challenges Laura Sibilia (I) of the Windham-Bennington district and Kiah Morris (D) of the Bennington 2-2 district recently announced the introduction of H.271; an act relating to giving …
“Fee Bill” amendment scales back increases on small restaurants
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 …
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First days in the House
In my first report to the district, I'd like to give you a brief overview of the first week of the session and the environment in which I find myself working. The first thing I learned is that are a number of things you miss out on as a freshman if, like me, you are …
Sibilia: Voting is optimistic!
On November 4th, I hope I’ll have your vote. For me, voting is one of the most optimistic things you can do. Particularly these days, when government dysfunction and partisan game playing can be so discouraging. I vote because I believe we can do better, we can do more and what we have in our …
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 