This week we passed the budget, tax and capital bills out of the House. I also reported on a community broadband bill to the House of Representatives where it received a 139-2 vote.
Rep. Sibilia: Week 10 of the 2019 Vermont legislative session
Vermont Foodbank served up winterslaw Friday afternoon made with Gilfeather Turnip Busy weeks and late nights as we pass the halfway mark on the session- a number of bills of interest are moving through the legislature... Bills of note S.169 An act relating to firearms procedures has passed the Senate and is headed to the …
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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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Scam Alert from the VT Attorney General’s Office – Computer Tech Support
Tech support scammers make convincing claims that there is a serious problem with your computer or a virus to get your money and steal your personal information. They use pop-ups or other urgent messages saying your computer is infected. If you receive a call, hang up! If you click on a pop-up or strange link, …
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Grow Grants deadline March 15th | New England Grassroots Environment Fund
Grow Grants | New England Grassroots Environment Fund — Read on grassrootsfund.org/dollars/grow-grants
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/
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 