“The annual meeting and conference was, as it always is, both informative and interesting. I have viewed my participation in the CSG as a valuable opportunity to benefit from the experience of legislators from other states who, along with policy experts, are dealing with the same issues that face Connecticut. I believe that my participation helps me to better represent the best interests of my constituents, and our state, as the General Assembly debates these issues and crafts legislation,” said Senator Freedman.

This year’s annual meeting and conference was titled “Regional Challenges, Innovative Opportunities: Sharing State-Province Expertise” and designed to provide legislators and other officials from CSG/ERC member states and provinces with the opportunity to learn more about best practices in the Northeast. Those who attended the conference attended workshops and meetings on a variety of topics, including education, agriculture, criminal justice, health policies, environmental issues, energy, and transportation.

The Council of State Governments is a non-partisan, public, non-profit organization that provides information, research, and training to state officials in all 50 states and U.S. territories. The CSG Eastern Regional Council is focused on facilitating the exchange of ideas among state policy makers, business leaders and the academic community in its 17 member jurisdictions, including the ten northeastern states, from Maine to Delaware, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Canadian Provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario and Nova Scotia.

More information regarding CSG Eastern Regional Conference and the annual meeting and policy forum is available at www.csgeast.org.