Representing Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro
Our Systems are in Trouble. Recent detentions of international and immigrant students, including a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts who was transported to Vermont and a Palestinian resident of Vermont, raise serious questions about whether our institutions are upholding core American principles of due process, free speech, and equal protection under the law. These cases …
Continue reading Sibilia: Due Process, Free Speech, and Legal Presence
Dear Friends and Neighbors, This week, we passed a significant piece of legislation, H.454, aimed at overhauling our education system to better serve Vermont’s students and communities. It's a bill that reflects bold thinking and, like all major reforms, it’s going to take continued collaboration to get it right. But that’s what we do in …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Week 14 of the 2025 Vermont Legislative Session
Recent executive orders threaten state-led climate initiatives, prompting U.S. Climate Alliance governors to emphasize their commitment to safeguarding air quality and promoting clean energy. Vermont must resist external pressures from the fossil fuel industry and their partisan allies to stop our work to adapt to ongoing climate impacts.
Good afternoon: I’m Representative Laura Sibilia, and I represent the towns of Dover, Wardsboro, Stratton, Somerset, and Jamaica in the Vermont House. I co-chair the legislature’s nonpartisan National Guard and Veterans Affairs Caucus. Here in the Valley, I helped form and lead the Deerfield Valley Troop Support Group after 9/11. I also come from a …
Continue reading Rep. Laura Sibilia Comments at Wilmington April 5th Rally
Dear Friends and Neighbors, A quick update as we head into the weekend. This Saturday, April 5th, I’ll be holding office hours at the Dover Free Library from 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM. Stop by if you have any questions or ideas you want to discuss. Later in the day, I’ll speak at the Hands …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Week 13 of the 2025 Vermont Legislative Session
Dear friends and neighbors, I hope you are well and enjoying the increasing Spring sunlight! In addition to a busy few days, my birthday was this week, and I’m looking forward to celebrating with some quiet time with my family this weekend. There’s a lot happening in the legislature right now. Below you will find …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Week 12 of the 2025 Legislative Session
The 2025 Legislative Session has brought improved collaboration and this week has brought growing tension. While there has been an effort to improve communication and work through major issues, the divide between the Legislature and the Governor over the Budget Adjustment Act has widened. At the same time, pressing challenges in health care, education, and …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Week 11 of the 2025 Legislative Session
A few updates on healthcare, education and energy policies this week. From January through May, the Legislature is in session Tuesday through Friday. We spend most of our time working in policy committees of 8 to 11 members, then all 150 members head to the House floor for bill introductions and debate. Each floor session …
Continue reading Rep Sibilia: Week 10 of the 2025 Legislative Session
Dear friends and neighbors, We are home on Town Meeting Break this week. A quick reminder: I’ll be hosting two listening and education policy discussion sessions over the Town Meeting Week break: Friday, March 7th in person at the Dover Town Office from 5:30-7, and Saturday, March 8th online. at 11 am. Additionally, the Speaker’s Office has …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Week 9 of the 2025 Vermont Legislative Session
April 30th update: Today, VTGOP Senate Minority Leader Scott Beck is proposing a gimmick amendment to the state budget aimed at repealing key provisions of Vermont's existing climate laws. Notably, he failed to provide any replacement language or mechanism for these changes. This approach highlights a broader pattern we see with federal actions that harm …
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 