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Area Legislators Continue Fight to Tighten Restrictions on Animal Shelters

Posted on March 6, 2017

HARTFORD- House Republican Leader Themis Klarides and her colleagues State Reps. Nicole Klarides-Ditria, J.P. Sredzinski, and Brenda Kupchick introduced legislation that looks to improve conditions at animal shelters throughout the state. A public hearing was held on the bill, H.B. 6334, today in the legislature’s Environment Committee, where Reps. Klarides-Ditria and Sredzinksi urged the lawmakers […]

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Klarides Sisters Fight for Disabled Veterans

Posted on February 28, 2017

HARTFORD- House Republican Leader Themis Klarides joined her sister and colleague State Representative Nicole Klarides-Ditria on Tuesday to testify before the legislature’s Veterans’ Affairs Committee in support of a bill they have introduced, which aims to provide tax relief for the state’s disabled veterans. The purpose of the bill, H.B. 7180, is to grant municipalities […]

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Area Legislators Announce Seymour Town Hall Meeting

Posted on February 28, 2017

SEYMOUR- State Representative Nicole Klarides-Ditria, Senator Kevin Kelly and House Republican Leader Themis Klarides will be hosting a Legislative Town Hall Meeting on Thursday, March 2nd, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the Seymour High School Media Center.    

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Klarides Sisters Kickoff Read Across America Week in Derby

Posted on February 27, 2017

DERBY- House Republican Leader Themis Klarides (R-114) and State Representative Nicole Klarides-Ditria (R-105) visited Bradley Elementary 4th Graders Monday morning to celebrate the 20th Annual Read Across America Day. The event is traditionally celebrated on March 2nd, Dr. Seuss’s birthday, to teach children that reading is fun and important. The Representatives read one of their […]

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Rep. Klarides-Ditria Seeks to Strengthen Concussion Protocols

Posted on February 16, 2017

HARTFORD- The legislature’s Committee on Children held a public hearing on a variety of bills on Thursday, which included Senate Bill 769, co-sponsored by State Representative Nicole Klarides-Ditria. The legislation looks to help protect youth athletes against concussions. Rep. Klarides-Ditria expressed her support for the bill with detailed testimony recounting her first-hand experience as a […]

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