Augusta — State Senate Pres. Michael Thibodeau, R-Winterport, has appointed Sen. Dana Dow, R-Waldoboro to serve a two-year term representing Maine on the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Budgets & Revenue Committee.

NCSL is a national bipartisan organization based in Washington, D.C., with a mission to improve the quality and effectiveness of state legislatures by providing legislators and staff with tools, resources and information to craft sound policy.

The Budgets & Revenue Committee is one of nine bipartisan policy committees that will meet on a semiannual basis each year in Washington and at the NCSL Legislative Summit. This year’s annual summit will be held in Boston.