Time for Legislature to demonstrate commitment to new Southern alliance: Lea Campbell
Time for Legislature to demonstrate commitment to new Southern alliance: Lea Campbell
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Lea Campbell(Photo: Special to The Clarion-Ledger)
From July 29 to Aug. 2, 15 Southern state legislatures will convene in Biloxi for the 71st annual meeting of the Southern Legislative Conference. Founded in 1947, the SLC is an organization operating under the Council of State Governments and comprises the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. The mission of the SLC, according to its website, is to foster and encourage intergovernmental …