State Connectivity Officials to meet in Readsboro

Contact: Rep. Laura Sibilia 1-802-384-0233 For Immediate Release: January 19th, 2015 State Connectivity Officials to meet in Readsboro On Monday January 25th at 7 PM, the Vermont Department of Public Service, Telecom and Connectivity Division will be meeting with the Readsboro Selectboard and interested citizens to share data about existing broadband availability and broadband and …

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Vermont marijuana legislation hearings

For those monitoring the Marijuana Legalization issue: Work is happening mostly in the Senate right now.  Below is a white paper that the Commerce Committee has been asked to review regarding financial regulation we will need to consider prior to legalizing. Department of Financial and Regulation White Paper on Marijuana Legalization in Vermont -  Implications for …

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Time for a new session

This week I’m packing to head back up to Montpelier for the legislative session which starts on January 5th and will likely go through some unknown date in May. I’ve also been catching up with folks who have reached out to me on various issues they care about or problems they are trying to fix. …

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Southern Vermont Zone report released

One of the pieces of legislation I was particularly proud of working on last year was the creation of the Southern Vermont Economic Development Zone and the Southern Vermont Zone Committee. Over the course of much of the session, Rep. Oliver Olsen of Londonderry, Rep. Kiah Morris of Bennington, Senator Becca Balint and I worked …

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November 6th presentations and first thoughts on the upcoming session

Thank you to those who attended the Act 46 information session Rep. Ann Manwaring and I hosted on November 6th in Wilmington. Rep. Dave Sharpe, Chair of the Vermont House of Representatives Committee on Education presented. Links to his presentation and tuitioning map. This meeting was also videotaped - I will send out a link …

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Act 46 and the future of education in the Deerfield Valley

October 27, 2015 for immediate release and posting: A public discussion on: Act 46 and the future of education in the Deerfield Valley For: taxpayers, residents and participants in the Pre-K /12 education delivery and governance community in the towns of: Wardsboro, Dover, Wilmington, Whitingham, Halifax, Readsboro, Stamford, Searsburg, Windham Southwest Supervisory Union and open …

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