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Recent News and Updates

May 13, 2013

Complimentary SLC Webinar on Aging Inmates | Thursday, May 30, 2 p.m. EDT

The Southern Legislative Conference will host a complementary webinar titled Aging Inmates: The Continual 'Graying' of America's Prisons on Thursday, May 30, 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. This webinar will explore the graying of America’s prisons, with a look at how states can save money by consolidating elderly inmate populations, implementing early release for terminally ill or otherwise innocuous elderly prisoners, and implementing general policies that can limit victimization inside prison and address recidivism of elderly offenders upon release. Click here to register.

May 12, 2013

Complimentary SLC Webinar on Transportation Funding | Friday, June 14, 2 p.m. EDT

The Southern Legislative Conference will host a complementary webinar titled States Act to Bolster Transportation Funding on Friday, June 14, 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. This SLC webinar will feature the latest developments from several Southern states and provide an opportunity for webinar participants to learn more about some of these strategies. Participants will be able to direct questions to the legislators that spearheaded these vital transportation reforms in their states. Click here to register

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News from across the Region for

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Question of the Month for May

Which SLC member states use variable rates for gasoline taxation?

Recent Research

State Personal Income Trends

Meetings and Events

The 67th Annual Meeting of the Southern Legislative Conference | Mobile, Alabama

July 27-31, 2013

CSG 2013 Toll Fellows Program | Lexington, Kentucky

August 16-21, 2013

Chair of the Southern Legislative Conference


Speaker Mike Hubbard, Alabama
SLC Chair, 2012-2013