Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that farmers across Connecticut are eligible to apply for low-interest federal loans to recover their losses caused by severe rainfall, hail and flooding this past spring. The Governor said U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack notified her today that he was granting her request for a disaster declaration for several [...]
WINSTED — Rep. John Rigby presented the latest information about the state’s budget woes to the Winsted Rotary Club today during their meeting at Marino’s Restaurant. About 30 club members were in attendance, and some expressed worry about Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s proposal to reduce state aid to cities and towns. Rell proposed the move [...]
WINSTED — Rep. John Rigby participated in a “Thanks for Giving” celebration organized by the Winsted Family Resource Center, held tonight at the Batcheller Early Education Center. Director Ruthann Horvay thanked Rigby for his advocacy efforts to preserve funding for family resource centers, the finances of which have been threatened by the state’s budget woes. [...]
Rep. John Rigby participated in Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s Council of Economic Advisers forum, where analysts said Connecticut is technically out of recession as measured by GDP. But those analysts warned that difficult times are still ahead. The housing market, for one, is five to six years away from rebounding to old highs.
WINSTED — Third-graders at Hinsdale Elementary School learned a bit about liberty today courtesy of state Rep. John Rigby. The Colebrook resident and first-term legislator read to 100 or so students in the school’s library this afternoon. He read a book recounting the history of the Liberty Bell, and afterward students had an opportunity to [...]
