HARTFORD — Northwestern Connecticut Community College in Winsted moved a step closer today to application for federal money to jump-start its nursing program when state senators approved legislation crafted by state Rep. John Rigby. The state senate adopted H.B. 6336, An Act Concerning Nurses Pursuing Advanced Degrees, which carried an amendment submitted by Rigby during a March [...]
HARTFORD—State Rep. John Rigby supported legislation tonight aimed at requiring group health insurance polices to cover the cost of diagnosing and treating autism in young children. The bill, which had already received senate approval, requires coverage of behavioral therapy for children under 16, as well as specific prescription drugs and psychological and psychiatric services. Colebrook [...]
HARTFORD – High school students often provide useful perspective during debates on educational issues but that doesn’t mean the state should force local and regional officials to give them seats on school boards, Rep. John Rigby said today. Colebrook resident Rigby does not support legislation that would do just that. A bill debated Tuesday in [...]
HARTFORD—Rep. John Rigby pledged his support for an alert system that would to help find senior citizens and disabled adults who go missing. A bill creating a Silver Alert system received unanimous approval in the state’s House of Representatives recently. The senate had already approved the legislation, which now goes to Gov. M. Jodi Rell [...]
WINSTED — Rep. John Rigby on Saturday reprised his role as a volunteer with the annual Pet Parade put on by local Rotarians. Rigby, of Colebrook, led the scooters and skateboarders section of the 73rd installment of one of the town’s marquee events. Rigby, a first-term state legislator, is a member of the Winsted Rotary [...]
HARTFORD — Rep. John Rigby had the honor of leading his House of Representatives colleagues in the Pledge of Allegiance last week.
WINSTED — Marijuana decriminalization and leg-hold animal traps were among the topics discussed recently when Rep. John Rigby visited a class at Northwestern Regional School. Rigby, a graduate of the school, talked a bit about his background before touching off debate among students on a variety of issues that have come before Connecticut’s legislature this [...]
