Welcome from the 2010 Co-Chairs

Senator Philip L. Bartlett Maine CSG/ERC Co-Chair

Representative Nancy E. Smith, Maine CSG/ERC Co-Chair

Welcome to the Eastern Regional Conference of the Council of State Governments (ERC/CSG) web site.  ERC/CSG’s purpose has long been to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information among state policy makers, business leaders and the academic community in our 19-member jurisdictions. We have made this site available in the hope of furthering this goal. In this time of fiscal crisis for our states, the need to share information and ideas on cost effective ways to deliver essential state services has never been greater. 

We hope you will visit the site often.  We are constantly adding information about our conferences, committee meetings and other policy research activities.  Finally, we encourage you to share your thoughts with us regarding the information, research and other resources you find here. 

Thank you again for visiting with us.