May 7, 2013
LEGISLATION EXPANDS AVAILABILITY OF MORTGAGES
A bill supported by Rep. Pat Widlitz that would make more mortgages available to potential homebuyers in Connecticut was passed Monday by the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee. Noting that the state economy is still difficult for many people trying to improve their lives, Rep. Widlitz, the House chairman of the committee, praised the legislation and said it would give more opportunities for people who want to buy homes. READ CONNECTICUT POST NEWS STORY

May 6, 2013
WIDLITZ PRAISES HOUSE OK OF MATTRESS RECYCLING BILL
The bill (HB 6437) is intended not only to reduce municipalities’ costs of handling discarded mattresses, but also address the need to protect the environment. READ MORE

April 29, 2013
REP. WIDLITZ PRESENTS AWARD TO ARBOR DAY CONTEST WINNER
State Representative Patricia Widlitz last week presented the first place award in the Connecticut Tree Protective Association’s Arbor Day poster contest to Margaret Martin of Intermediate School in Branford. READ MORE

April 18, 2013
FINANCE COMMITTEE TO PRESENT BUDGET PROPOSAL
Rep. Pat Widlitz, the House chair of the Finance Committee, says the committee’s budget proposal will be unveiled Friday.  The committee has been working hard on its counter proposal to Governor Dannel Malloy’s $43.8 billion fiscal plan and has tried to work within the parameters of the governor’s plan.
READ THE CT MIRROR ARTICLE

April 2, 2013
GUN VIOLENCE LEGISLATION FACES VOTE
Rep. Patricia Widlitz joins other leaders in the General Assembly in praising a bi-partisan agreement for legislation that addresses gun violence, mental health issues and school security.
READ THE CT MIRROR ARTICLE

March 13, 2013
NO TIME TO FILIBUSTER: SUNDAY CAUCUS FOR NEWBORN SCREENING BILL
On a crisp early-March Sunday afternoon, a small bipartisan group of state lawmakers came together. Not to grab at each other’s lapels meting out compromise deals in a shadowy cloakroom, but amicably, in the soft-lit Branford living room of Brian Kelley. READ MORE

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