Laura Sibilia
Our legal systems are in trouble
Laura Sibilia, an independent, represents the Windham-2 district (Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton, and Wardsboro) in the Vermont House of Representatives.
‘Political stunts hurt our military families. So I’m here.’
‘This isn’t about left or right. This is about honor. This is about integrity. This is about our commitment to the people who serve this country.’
Laura Sibilia, an independent, represents the Windham-2 district (Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton, and Wardsboro) in the Vermont House of Representatives. She delivered these remarks at the Hands Off rally in Wilmington on April 5. WILMINGTON-My daughter is currently deployed alongside many other Americans' sons and daughters. What's happening to...
Ending the stalemate
'Vermonters deserve responsive leadership. With voters clearly demanding meaningful progress, I'm running for speaker to break the current gridlock and set an agenda that delivers on Vermonters' needs.'
Laura Sibilia represents Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton, and Wardsboro in the Vermont House of Representatives, where she has served as vice-chair of the Environment and Energy Committee and co-chair of the Rural Caucus. House members select the speaker by secret ballot when it convenes on Jan. 8, 2025. DOVER-In...
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The Clean Heat Standard is not the problem
Laura Sibilia represents Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton, and Wardsboro in the Vermont House of Representatives, where she serves as vice-chair of the Environment and Energy Committee and co-chair of the Rural Caucus. DOVER-Affordability is a real problem for many Vermonters right now. Right now, prices are still 20% higher than they were before the pandemic. Families all across the state are feeling the pressure. It's getting harder to afford the basics. Add to that the cost of heating oil having...
For moderate House member, support of Balint for Congress is about character, not ideology
As an independent member of the Vermont House of Representatives, I have worked closely with three of the candidates for Congress. Today, I am endorsing Becca Balint. When I've shared this news, some have responded with surprise. They know me to be a moderate and Becca to be openly progressive. My support for Becca is not about ideology - it's about character and whom I trust to put Vermonters first. I met Becca almost 10 years ago when we were...
Climate bill offers transformative action and smokescreens from opponents
This past February, the Vermont House of Representatives passed the Global Warming Solutions Act with tripartisan support, 105–37. In June, the Senate passed it, also with tripartisan support, 23–5. The vote margin and nonpartisan nature of the vote might have surprised some, but what it revealed about the Vermont government gave me hope. Legislators across the political spectrum and from all corners of our state understand and agree that our residents, businesses, economy, and environment are already bearing the effects...
Gray: Preserve state’s rural culture by advancing its future
I have served in the House of Representatives since 2015 as an elected independent for rural communities here in southern Vermont. While our state is full of innovators and cutting-edge businesses, it is the scenic farms and villages, rural startups and arts culture, trails and smallness of places like our Deerfield towns, that Vermonters identify with, that comfort us and that beckon to new Vermonters. But our rural communities have fallen behind in our demographics and economy and our physical...
How will rural Vermont face the challenges ahead?
Over the next few years, Vermonters, Vermont businesses, and Vermont's public institutions will face significant challenges at the state and national levels from the long-term effects of the global pandemic. I hope my regular online updates have been helping alleviate some of the unknowns for families and businesses. Through regular online meetings and contact I have been working to keep the district's concerns closely connected to our government. We will need hard-working, ethical leaders across our geographic and political spectrum...