WHAT: State Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) will be hosting a bridge renaming ceremony to honor Pvt. Philip A. Watt, who was born in Ashville. The ceremony will recognize his service by designating the Route 53 bridge, which crosses Clearfield Creek in Gallitzin Township, as the “Private Philip A. Watt Memorial Bridge.”
HARRISBURG – State Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) and state Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) are pleased to announce a more than $8.5 million award from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) to Scalp Level Borough for financing of a wastewater project.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) is pleased to announce a $310,000 grant for the Forest Hills Area Ambulance Association from the Department of Community and Economic Development.
HARRISBURG - Fire and emergency response organizations in the 71st Legislative District are set to receive more than $457,000 in funding under the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program, according to state Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset).
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) announced today that multiple schools across the 71st Legislative District have received funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s (PCCD) School Safety and Security Committee (SSSC).
HARRISBURG: State Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) and state Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) are pleased to announce a $1.8 million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant that has been awarded to Mount Aloysius College for improvements to its library.
WHAT: State Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) will host a ceremony to rename the bridge which carries Galleria Drive/State Route 3031 over U.S. Route 219 in Richland Township as the PFC Paul O. Malzi and PFC Harry R. Malzi Memorial Bridge.
HARRISBURG – Grants totaling nearly $4 million are being awarded to 13 Cambria County recipients through the Local Share Account (LSA) and Public School Facility Improvement Grant programs, according to state Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) and state Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset).
WHAT: State Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) will host a ceremony to dedicate the Gallitzin Road/State Route 53 which crosses the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks in Gallitzin Township, Cambria County, as the Corporal James R. Beck USMC Memorial Bridge.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) announced today that the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority has awarded a $942,564 grant to Gallitzin Borough through its Multi-Purpose Facilities Grant Program to fund renovations to the town’s library.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) is preparing to introduce two pieces of legislation designed to encourage cooperation among municipalities and states in an effort to stem the tide of violent crime. His bills are among several being authored by state House Republicans, who are focusing on criminal prevention, policing, prosecution and punishment.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) is again partnering with Seniors for Safe Driving to offer a Mature Driver Improvement Course on Thursday, Oct. 31, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Solomon Run Fire Hall, 176 Mt. Airy Drive, Johnstown.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) is hosting a free document shredding event for residents of the 71st Legislative District on Wednesday, Aug. 28, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Richland Township Fire Department, 1321 Scalp Ave., Johnstown.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) is pleased to announce a more than $14 million Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) award being presented to the Windber Area Authority for use in improving its wastewater treatment process.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) issued the following statement regarding his “no” vote on the 2024-25 state budget, which passed largely along party lines in the House.
LORETTO—Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened the fourth in a series of hearings to discuss House Bill 2388, the House Republican tax cut bill that would return $3 billion to the people of Pennsylvania by reducing the Personal Income Tax (PIT) rate from 3.07% to 2.8% and eliminating the Gross Receipts Tax on electric bills.
WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) and other lawmakers will host the fourth in a series of hearings titled “Historic Tax Cuts” to discuss the House Republican tax cut plan (House Bill 2388) that would reduce the Personal Income Tax and eliminate the Gross Receipts Tax on electricity.
WHAT: Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) and members of the House Fire and EMS Caucus will meet with Cambria County firefighters and emergency responders to discuss the needs of the men and women who are on the front lines. Members of the media are invited to join and participate in the listening tour.
HARRISBURG – State Rep Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) is simply addressing a need.
HARRISBURG – Two more stops remain in a series of town hall meetings which state Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) is labeling his “Coffee and Conversation” series.
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