Representing Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro
Good evening! A brief report this week before carefully heading home - drive safe out there! Framing the Paid Family Leave Discussion This year, it seems the legislature will be debating whether or not to augment the newly enacted paid family leave private plan for state employees that all businesses and workers will eventually be …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Week 2 of the 2023 Legislative Session
Good evening, A quick update on this first shortened week of the 2023 Legislative Session. On Wednesday morning all elected legislators were sworn in and assigned committees. Committees are where we do the work of diving deep in to policies in a specific area of jurisdiction. As I have previously noted, there were a significant …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Week 1 of the 2023 Legislative Session
Wishing you good health, peace and loving companions in the new year! 2022 was an eventful year in the legislature and I was honored to represent the Windham/Bennington District and the towns of Dover, Readsboro, Searsburg, Somerset, Stamford, Wardsboro and Whitingham for an 8th year. Last year a coalition of towns (led by long time …
Right now, towns in Vermont are faced with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. With the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021, Vermont was allocated approximately $1.05 billion in State Fiscal Recovery Fund dollars to promote resiliency and sustainability. Vermont legislators and the administration have worked together to focus investments in the areas of economic …
Continue reading Reps. Sibilia & Sims: Vermont needs to address its rural capacity gap
Yesterday I attended the annual Joint Fiscal Office briefing for new and returning legislators where we received briefs on: 2023/24 Co-chairs Vermont House Rural Caucus Rep. Katherine Sims (D) from Craftsbury, Rep. Laura Sibilia (I) from Dover and Rep. Lisa Hango (R) from Berkshire Economic and Revenue Review Budget and Federal Funding Federal funding Looking …
Governor Scott will participate in the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony on the State House steps, 4:30 PM Monday, December 5. The Governor will also perform the traditional reading of ‘Twas a Night Before Christmas for children attending. Light refreshments will be available inside the State House. The event is open to the public to attend in …
Good evening, Mount Snow is officially open and Stratton opened on November 25th! We really enjoyed this past week; having two of our kids home and seeing family and friends we haven't seen in a bit over the holiday. We also missed our youngest daughter who is serving overseas this holiday season. Many share these …
The votes are in and I’m grateful to voters in the new Windham-2 District for electing me, by a margin of 1068-454, to a 5th term to represent our interests in the Vermont House. Thank you to the voters in Jamaica and Stratton for entrusting me to work as your new representative. It is good …
The Daily October 24th, 2022Running an Election in the Heart of Election DenialismA conversation with Stephen Richer, the chief election officer in Maricopa County, Ariz. Voting on November 8th: All polls close at 7 pm - Dover and Wilmington open at 7 A.M. and Jamaica 9 A.M. - all of the other Valley Towns open …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Time to VOTE Tuesday in the Valley
A question has been posed about the specific meaning of a phrase in the proposed Reproductive Freedom amendment to the Vermont Constitution. While it may seem like “crazy talk” to those of us who are not constitutional lawyers, the language in Article 22 is intentional and anticipates judicial review and court challenge. The historic cases …
Continue reading Sibilia: What do the words in the Reproductive Freedom Amendment mean?
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 