As the final weeks of the 2017 Session wind down, legislative changes are moving quickly through both the House and Senate. Several items of interest to our area include changes to education legislation and increased tools for rural infrastructure and telecommunications. Two education bills most likely to impact our district are the Senate miscellaneous …
Budget, Taxes and Act 46 public hearing
"We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is participation" ~Wynton Marsalis April 1, 2017 Public Hearing on possible changes to Act 46: The Senate has passed S.122, which would make modifications to Act 153 and Act 46. The bills stated purpose is to provide increased flexibility for …
House to vote on S.79 ~ An act relating to freedom from compulsory collection of personal information
A month ago, Governor Phil Scott announced a series of steps his Administration is taking to protect the rights of all Vermonters, following executive orders from President Trump relating to immigration and refugee resettlement. Here is a link to read S.79, legislation which directly supports the Governor's actions and which has passed the Senate unanimously …
2017 Town Meeting update
Town Meeting Update March 2017 It’s an honor to represent you in our State Legislature and to communicate the activities of the General Assembly to you in this Town Meeting update. BUDGET: Governor Scott has provided a 7.93B budget to the Legislature which outlines his priorities for the state. Included were increases for early childhood education, …
2017 Windham-Bennington District Town Meeting Information
2017 Windham-Bennington District Town Meeting Information Times and locations for our districts Town Meeting and Australian Ballot items are below. Act 46 Australian ballot votes and other notable Town Meeting education articles are in green. On Monday night March 6th, I’ll be traveling to all of the Bennington County Towns, starting with Searsburg, then Stamford, …
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Public Meeting February 22 on CoverageCo cellular resiliency sites in Whitingham, Readsboro and Halifax
On Wednesday February 22nd, Reps. Laura Sibilia and John Gannon will host a public meeting from 6:30 – 8 pm at the Jacksonville Municipal Center, 2948 Vermont Route 100, in Jacksonville, VT. The purpose of the meeting will be to hear from the Vermont Department of Public Service about the Vermont EDA funded Resiliency Project, …
Govenor Scott’s budget recommendations
Governor Scott released his first recommended state budget for Vermont today. He prefaced his comments by pointing to Vermont's shrinking workforce as our single largest obstacle - I wholeheartedly agree. His budget proposed a massive realignment of our education system to include early education and childcare as well as post secondary education, and innovative realignments …
The pace of things and #WomensMarchVT
The size and window of opportunity that exists when all of Vermont's legislators come together for the winter months is truly significant. We have the opportunity every day to meet and work with our colleagues from around the state and members of the Administration on solving problems for Vermonters. This week I have been busy …
First weeks in the Vermont House
"We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now." Martin Luther King, Jr. On Wednesday January 3rd the 2017 Legislative Session opened. Among the first items to take place were elections of new leaders for the Vermont Legislature. In the House, Rep. Mitzi Johnson of South Hero was elected …
New Year 2017
Happy New Year Best wishes to you and your family for good health and happiness in the New Year. - Representative Laura Sibilia Dover, Readsboro, Searsburg, Somerset, Stamford, Wardsboro, Whitingham ~ some personal reflections ~ This past year I finished my first term representing you in the Vermont Legislature, and was elected to a second …
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 