Archive for July, 2009
HARTFORD — Connecticut residents need jobs, not more taxes. Rep. John Rigby during a Finance Committee meeting today voted against a proposal from the legislature’s majority party that would impose more than $1.8 billion in new taxes at a time when people can least afford it. The balanced budget plan from Rigby and his House [...]
BARKHAMSTED — Rep. John Rigby today joined a variety of local and state officials, including state Sen. Kevin Witkos, in participating in the town’s Independence Day parade procession from the senior center to Town Hall.
Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced she has signed a bill that would help save the state’s $1 billion dairy industry and preserve valuable farmland by providing direct aid for the next two years to farmers struggling with historically low milk prices and high production costs.
“Dairy farms are an irreplaceable part of our landscape and [...]