GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT ORDERS ACTIVATION OF STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER Montpelier, Vt. – To support the ongoing work of the Vermont Department of Health and expand the capacity of state government to coordinate the COVID-19 response, Governor Phil Scott today ordered additional state agencies and departments to activate through the Vermont State Emergency Operations Center …
Rep. Sibilia March 10 COVID-19 update
Good morning, Here is additional information regarding the COVID-19 virus. This morning Governor Scott has opened the state's emergency operations center. The SEOC opens ahead of, and during, potential and likely emergencies to support prevention, response and recovery efforts. Yesterday Mike Eldred at the Deerfield Valley News published an article on what has happened in …
Testifying for kids and taxpayers at the March 11th Hearing on Vermont Pupil Weights
The Senate Committee on Education will hold a public hearing on the Study of Pupil Weights in Vermont’s Education Funding Formula. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Room 11 of the State House in Montpelier. Seating is limited. Witnesses may begin signing up to …
Just. Not Complicated.
Surely, we do not need the courts to tell us to do the simple and right thing by our students and taxpayers.
Rep. Sibilia March 8 update on COVID-19 Coronavirus
Good afternoon, The first presumptive case of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus has been identified. The patient is receiving treatment at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. Try an elbow bump instead! What follows is information for my constituents. Legislators are getting regular updates from the Department of Health. I will share relevant information and updates …
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Scam Alert from the VT Attorney General’s Office – Gift card scams
The Consumer Assistance Program has recorded a 220% increase in gift card scams with loss reports since December. Gift card scams take many forms; however, all request a gift card as payment and for the numbers on the back of the card to be provided to the scammer. Be in the know: -Using gift cards …
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Rep. Sibilia: 2020 Town Meeting Update
2019 Novel Coronavirus update from VT Health Current Status in Vermont: The Health Department is closely monitoring the rapid developments in the outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus ("COVID-19"). Vermont is prepared to respond to protect and support Vermonters. As of February 27, 2020 there are no known cases of novel …
Rep. Sibilia: Week 7 of the Vermont Legislative Session
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 …
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Vermont’s Global Warming Solutions Act – first vote
Passed the #Vermont house on February 20, 2020
Legislators react to education funding report | The Bennington Banner
Local legislators are expressing a desire to move forward with changes to the state's education funding system in light of a recent report. Sen. Dick Sears, D-Bennington, said the Pupil Weighting … — Read on http://www.benningtonbanner.com/stories/legislators-react-to-education-funding-report,597717
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 