House Republican Press Release

July 31, 2007

Press Office: 860-240-8700

Rep. Caron to Attend Legislative Conference

State Rep. Michael Caron, R-44, Killingly, Plainfield, Sterling, will participate in the annual meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) next week in Boston, exchanging information with lawmakers from other states.

“I’m looking forward to exchanging ideas with other states’ legislators on issues that are important to northeastern Connecticut and the entire state,” said Rep. Caron. “This is the first time I am attending, and I hope to discuss issues from energy to climate change to state tax policy at a time of budget surpluses.”

Legislators from all 50 states and from around the world will attend more than 200 NCSL policy sessions on pressing state policy issues including:

• Real ID: Sticker Shock Over Driver’s Licenses
• The Heat Is On: States Take on Climate Change
• Federal Immigration Reform: What’s in it for the States?
• State Health Reform: A Universal Approach
• Fit or Flabby? Fresh or Fatty? School Wellness Legislation
• Exotic Mortgages

The 2007 Legislative Summit also is the venue for state lawmakers to affect policy in the nation’s capital.  NCSL’s 11 Standing Committees will debate and vote on policy positions that will guide the organization’s advocacy on state legislatures’ behalf in Washington, D.C.

Rep. Michael Caron serves the 44^th Assembly District of Killingly, Plainfield and Sterling in the state House of Representatives. He is a member of the legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee, the Finance Revenue and Bonding Committee, the Human Services Committee and the Transportation Committee.