Rigby Announces School Safety Grants

Nov. 27, 2024 /

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).

Langerholc, Rigby Applaud Grant for Mount Aloysius College

Nov. 01, 2024 /

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.

Rigby to Recognize Johnstown Brothers Who Died in World War II

Oct. 24, 2024 /

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.

Rigby to Honor Local Vietnam Veteran

Oct. 22, 2024 /

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.

Rigby Applauds Broadband Access Grant for Gallitzin Public Library

Oct. 10, 2024 /

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.

Rigby to Host Senior Safe Driving Seminar

Sep. 27, 2024 /

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.

Rigby to Host Shredding Event for 71st District Residents

Aug. 13, 2024 /

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.

Rigby Announces Infrastructure Award for Windber

Jul. 17, 2024 /

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.

Rigby Says 2024-25 Budget Unsustainable

Jul. 11, 2024 /

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.

Rigby, Policy Committee Host Fourth in Series of Hearings on Historic Tax Cuts

Jun. 21, 2024 /

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.

House GOP Policy Committee to Hold Hearing in Cambria County on Historic Tax Cuts

Jun. 18, 2024 /

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.

Rigby Invites Media to Join Fire, EMS Listening Tour

May. 10, 2024 /

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.

‘Coffee and Conversation’ Compliments of Rigby

Feb. 26, 2024 /

HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) is preparing to host the first in a series of public meetings designed to allow residents of the district he represents to get the latest information and ask questions about state government issues.

Republican Lawmakers to Introduce Bills Combatting Swatting

Feb. 22, 2024 /

HARRISBURG – Working to provide law enforcement officials with more tools in their arsenal to prosecute individuals on charges related to “swatting,” a dangerous act where a person places a hoax 911 alleging a hostage situation or other serious threat, a group of House Republicans announced they’ll introduce a series of bills.

Rigby to Honor Local Vietnam Era Veteran

Feb. 15, 2024 /

WHAT: The portion of Syberton Road which crosses Clearfield Creek in Gallitzin Township, Cambria County, will be dedicated in honor of Private Martin J. Hanlon, a 1968 Penn Cambria High School graduate. Pvt. Hanlon was killed in action in 1970 during the Vietnam War when the truck on which he was serving as a gunner struck a landmine in the roadway in Quang Nam Province of South Vietnam. The renaming is taking place as the result of legislation authored by state Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) which became part of Senate Bill 621/Act 17 of 2023.

Rigby on Shapiro 2024-25 Budget Proposal: ‘What About Next Year?

Feb. 07, 2024 /

HARRISBURG – After listening on Tuesday to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal for the 2024-25 fiscal year, state Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) immediately turned his thoughts to the following year’s budget cycle. He explained why in the following statement on the heels of Shapiro’s address before members of the General Assembly: