Aug 16, 2009

Southern Legislative Conference in Winston-Salem

Aug. 16, 2009 – State legislators from across the South are coming together in Winston-Salem over the next few days to network and share ideas.

The 63rd annual meeting of the Southern Legislative Conference opened yesterday in the Benton Convention Center and will run through Wednesday.

North Carolina is one of 16 states that make up the Southern Legislative Conference. The last time North Carolina was the host of the conference was in Asheville in 1990.

This year, the conference program includes a forum on food safety, an overview of high-speed-rail initiatives, a discussion on autism and schools, and a review of the mortgage meltdown and state responses to it. Legislators are also participating in various workshops and committee meetings.Winston-Salem Journal

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