The Senate also voted to retain its top leader, President Pro Tempore Phil Baruth. Rep. Jill Krowinski, D-Burlington, left, is sworn in as speaker of the House by Secretary of State Sarah Copeland ...

Vermont legislative session kicked off Jan. 8, marking the start of a biennium that promises to break from the patterns of recent years. Following shifts in the composition ...

Vermont lawmakers reelected Burlington Democrat Jill Krowinski as House speaker on Wednesday, turning back a challenge to her leadership from Rep. Laura Sibilia (I-Dover). Krowinski won by 111 ...

House Speaker Jill Krowinski (D-Burlington) and Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Baruth (D/P–Chittenden-Central) hope to continue running their respective chambers when a new biennium convenes ...

Laura Sibilia (I-Dover) posing a legitimate threat to incumbent speaker Jill Krowinski (D-Burlington). Despite residual animosity between both Democrats and Republicans, both sides have agreed to ...

Laura Sibilia’s bid to oust House Speaker Jill Krowinski and become the chamber’s next leader appears to have found momentum. Twenty-one Democratic, Progressive and independent lawmakers ...

Burlington Democrat Jill Krowinski, who had served as Speaker since 2021, was challenged by Dover Independent Laura Sibilia. After about a half hour of debate, representatives voted and Hanzas ...

Jill Krowinski will keep her title as Vermont's House speaker after defeating challenger Laura Sibilia in a vote of 111 to 35. Sibilia, an independent representative from Dover, believed she could ...

Rep. Laura Sibilia, an Independent from Dover, challenged Democratic House Speaker Jill Krowinski for the speaker’s gavel. “Laura is passionate but also thorough, ethical, reasoned ...