Rigby to Hold February Office Hours in North Canaan
HARTFORD — State Rep. John Rigby looks forward to meeting with constituents Feb. 1 during office hours at Douglas Library in North Canaan from 5 to 7 p.m. The Northwest Corner legislator wants to hear directly from North Canaan residents on issues that matter most to them. Douglas Library is located at 108 Main St. [...]
Republicans Respond to Towns, Cities with Mandate Relief
HARTFORD — Rep. John Rigby and his colleagues today renewed their efforts to dump costly state mandates that are taxing towns and cities, including delaying new in-school suspension rules and redefining the age of juvenile offenders. They plan to raise the subject during a legislative session next week.
The majority-party budget approved Sept. 1 imposes a [...]
Rigby, Republicans Focus on Job Creation in Connecticut
WINSTED — What will another tax on businesses do to manufacturers in this community and others throughout the state? One thing is for certain: It won’t help them create jobs for thousands of unemployed people in Connecticut. That was the message from business leaders here at Alcoa Howmet recently, when Republican state Reps. John Rigby, [...]
Rell Signs Bill to Preserve Connecticut’s Dairy Farms
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 [...]
Rigby Gets a Look at Geer
CANAAN—State Rep. John Rigby got a tour of Geer early Friday, when he spent a couple of hours going room-to-room to meet residents and staffers. Geer is an important part of this community, and the entire Northwest Corner. The company, is a family of five inter-related, non-profit, non-sectarian and community-owned corporation. It’s staffed by professionals [...]
House Republicans Listen to Local Concerns During Capitol Forum
HARTFORD — There’s no better way to understand how the state’s fiscal woes will affect municipal budgets than to hear from the people in charge of them, Rep. John Rigby said Tuesday. More than two dozen leaders-mayors and first selectmen-from communities throughout the state were at the Capitol for a roundtable discussion organized by House [...]
