Representing Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro
The Legislature continues in session overtime as a major fight about fairness in our education system continues to unfold. Despite the dramatic headlines about the "assault" on employees and "stripping" collective bargaining away from school employees, the most common question I am getting back home is an incredulous "why is this such a big problem?". …
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The coming week, presumably the final week of this year's legislative session, is loaded with significant bills that will likely generate heated debate on the floor of the House. My votes on these bills will be made after taking into consideration ALL of the language in the bill, as well as any amendments that may …
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 …
"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 …
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 …
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 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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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, …
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 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 …
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 