HARTFORD—Today the state House of Representatives adopted an initiative launched by Rep. John Rigby that would allow Northwestern Connecticut Community College to seek federal stimulus money to help start its nursing program. “Local nursing education would be a huge boost for not only Winsted, but also the entire Northwest Corner,” Rigby said. “Aside from helping [...]
WINSTED — Two dozen people showed up tonight for a forum organized by Rep. John Rigby, who answered questions regarding the state’s unprecedented fiscal crunch and how the legislature will solve the problem. Rigby was assisted by Rep. Craig Miner, another House Republican legislator from Litchfield County. During the two-hour session at The Gilbert School [...]
HARTFORD — State Rep. John Rigby today caught up with Winsted and Torrington residents here who attend Northwestern Connecticut Community College. The students were at the Capitol for a tour, but it wasn’t the first time they had met the 63rd District representative. Last month, Rigby met with these students when the talked about state [...]
WINSTED — State Rep. John Rigby was among 30 or so volunteers who showed up today for a riverwalk clean-up organized by Friends of Main Street. Colebrook resident Rigby provided one of the chainsaws used to drop unwanted trees that invaded the once well-landscaped area between Prospect and Main Streets. Volunteers from the community organization [...]
HARTFORD—Rep. John Rigby joined House and Senate Republicans today in unveiling an alternative balanced budget that eliminates tax increases proposed by Democrats, while calling for concessions in health care and pension benefits from state workers that would save $662 million. What’s more, the “No Tax Increase” budget described at a Capitol news conference today preserves [...]
HARTFORD—State Rep. John Rigby today hailed the passage of a bill that would prohibit towns, cemetery associations, or ecclesiastical societies that care for cemeteries from restricting the placement of flags on veterans’ graves from the Saturday before Memorial Day until the Monday after July 4 in each year. Colebrook resident Rigby said An Act Concerning [...]
WINSTED—Residents hungry for information about the state’s budget woes will get an opportunity to learn more about Connecticut’s fiscal crisis during a forum organized by Rep. John Rigby. State legislators this session have considered multiple budget deficit mitigation proposals from Gov. M. Jodi Rell designed to cover a current-year shortfall, though the Capitol’s majority has yet [...]
TORRINGTON — Rep. John Rigby participated in a roundtable discussion today regarding the possibility of consolidating probate courts in Connecticut. The meeting took place at the University of Connecticut’s campus here, and nearly two dozen local and state officials, such as Sen. Andrew Roraback, as well as probate judges discussed the social and financial implications [...]
HARTFORD — Rep. John Rigby spent time with constituents at the Capitol, where a group of legislators turned out for Autisum Awareness Day. Rigby, of Colebrook, participated in a news conference led by House Speaker Chris Donovan of Meriden. Afterward, Rigby talked about Autism-related and legislative issues with parents from Barkhamsted and Winsted.
HARTFORD—The legislature’s majority tossed aside the plight of struggling Connecticut residents and companies Thursday by ignoring public outcry for innovative bipartisan spending reductions in favor of tax increases that would further harm the finances of businesses and people who simply cannot afford it, Rep. John Rigby said.
