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Recent News and Updates
- States Move Toward Deregulated Tuition
- Registration now available for the 66th Annual Meeting of the SLC
- South Continues to lead in Agriculture
- Five Southern States Awarded NCLB Waivers
- SLC Senior Fiscal Analyst Presents at 2012 Alabama Legislative Symposium
- SLC Releases Regional Resource, Municipal Bonds: Trends in 2011
- Southern Legislators Participate in National Ag Conference
- SLC beginning 2012 member state visits
- SLC Policy Analyst joins technical tour of Alberta oil sands
- XXIV Border Legislators Conference held in Saltillo, Coahuila, November 17-19, 2011
Featured News and Updates
States Move Toward Deregulated Tuition
Updated on April 27, 2012
Several states have deregulated the tuition process at public colleges and universities, providing institutions with tuition flexibility conditional upon meeting productivity goals. View recent research on this topic from the SLC here.
Registration now available for the 66th Annual Meeting of the SLC
Updated on April 16, 2012
The 66th Annual Meeting of the Southern Legislative Conference will take place in Charleston, West Virginia, July 28 through August 1. Registration and housing information is now available.
South Continues to lead in Agriculture
Updated on March 13, 2012
On National Ag Day, March 13, the Southern Legislative Conference recognizes the contributions of the agriculture sector to our economy and the life of the region. An overview of agriculture in the South is available here.
Five Southern States Awarded NCLB Waivers
Updated on February 10, 2012
In an announcement February 9, President Barack Obama awarded 10 states—five from the South (Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Tennessee)—waivers from the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The states will receive relief from requirements in the law in exchange for implementing reforms around standards, teacher effectiveness and accountability. More information is available here.
SLC Senior Fiscal Analyst Presents at 2012 Alabama Legislative Symposium
Updated on January 23, 2012
Sujit CanagaRetna, SLC Senior Fiscal Analyst, traveled to Birmingham, Alabama, to present on State Retirement Systems: Recent Trends at the 2012 Alabama Legislative Symposium for Education. Click here to view the presentation and here for a copy of the remarks.