Lead bill passes House, Green Up Day details, countdown to the end of session
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Rep. Sibilia: Week 15 of the 2019 Vermont legislative session
Vermont smoking age raised to 21 this week
Rep. Sibilia: Week 14 of the 2019 Vermont legislative session
Indigenous People Day and approving Montpelier's non-citizen voting
Rep. Sibilia: Week 9 of the 2019 Vermont legislative session
After being out of session for the Town Meeting week - the legislature reconvened last week to finalize policy bills expected to move out of the House or Senate and over to the other legislative body. This period of time is called "crossover". Bills that make it through crossover and have a successful vote of …
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Broadband is No Luxury | #Vermont Business Magazine
Great to have AARP's support for our omnibus broadband bill H.513 which came out of House Energy and Technology with a tri-partisan 9-0 vote last week. By Greg Marchildon, State Director, AARP Vermont There was a time when access to the internet was a luxury and even a novelty. Those days are long gone. Today, …
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Rep. Sibilia: Town Meeting Report & Week 8 of the #Vermont legislative session
Good evening, Omnibus broadband bill H.513 came out of House Energy and Technology with a tri-partisan 9-0 vote this week. We have been working on this bill all of January and February. Small dollars (roughly 3.1 million) but potential for big impacts for underserved Vermonters and rural Vermont. Many thanks to Windham County Senator Jeanette …
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The Challenges of Bringing Broadband to Vermont’s Hills and Hollows | VPR
The promise of modern communications has bypassed many people and many rural communities in Vermont. And once again, the Legislature and the governor are promising to do more to deliver broadband to underserved areas. — Read on http://www.vpr.org/post/challenges-bringing-broadband-vermonts-hills-and-hollows
Rep. Sibilia Week 7: H.57 passes House, new Adjutant General elected, minimum wage bill on the move
Good evening, Hope to see folks at the Dot's of Dover fundraiser Sunday, February 24, 2-5 PM, at The Dover Forge which is raising money for the employees affected by the fire that destroyed Dot's in January. ~~~~ Work continues in our committee on a 3.1M Telecommunications Bill and I look forward to sharing more …
Countering the geographical impacts of automation: Computers, AI, and place disparities
it is clear that a deliberate, coordinated adjustment stance enlisting federal, state, and local policymakers, educators, the private sector, and civil society may well be needed to push back against the regional imbalances that tech has exacerbated in recent decades. — Read on http://www.brookings.edu/research/countering-the-geographical-impacts-of-automation-computers-ai-and-place-disparities/
Rep. Sibilia: Week 6 of the Vermont legislative session
Good evening, It's been a busy week and there is significant progress to report on a number of bills and initiatives I am spending time working on. Most especially this connectivity expansion bill which is under development in our committee. This proposal is geared towards supporting the creation of Communications Union Districts and is intended …
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Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 