Copper Dome Chronicle: 2023 Southern Legislative Conference

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This week’s edition is 340 words or a 2 minute read. This week we preview the 2023 Southern Legislative Conference held in Charleston (July 8-12). Thanks for reading and sharing; we welcome your feedback and commentary!

1. 2023 Southern Legislative Conference

A few thousand state legislators, legislative staff, governors and their staff, state and federal agencies will descend upon the Holy City (Charleston) for the 2023 Southern Legislative Conference. A full agenda has been posted; be sure to check out the policy program track. Three South Carolina natives will deliver keynote addresses: former Congressman Trey Gowdy; Director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center Vanessa Wyche (Clemson graduate, Go Tigers!), and author/motivational speaker Chris Singleton.

Several South Carolinians will lead or serve on policy panels:

Sunday, July 9

Hon. Trey Gowdy - Opening Plenary; 10:30am.

Mr. John Frick (Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina) and Ms. Heather Shirley Smith (Duke Energy of SC) - Powering the Future: Perspectives on Energy Generation and Transmission; 12:00pm.

Senate President Thomas Alexander and Dr. Jimmy McElligott (MUSC) - State Policy Considerations for Telehealth in a Post-Covid Environment; 2:00pm.

Mr. Harry Ott (SC Farm Bureau) - Back on the Farm: A Preview of the 2023 Farm Bill; 2:00pm.

Ms. Melanie Barton (Office of Governor Henry McMaster) - "F" is for Future: Where do States go after "failing" the Nation's Report Card?; 2:00pm.

Monday, July 10

Ms. Vanessa Wyche (Director, NASA Johnson Space Center) - Women In Leadership Forum; 12:00pm.

Ms. Ashely Teasdel (SC Department of Commerce) - Electric Vehicles: A New Hope or All Hype?; 2:00pm.

Tuesday, July 11

Mr. Chris Singleton - Closing Plenary Breakfast and Executive Officers Elections; 9:00am.

Mr. Dale Morris (City of Charleston) - The Netherlands Model: Flood Resilience in Southern States; 12:00pm.

Policy areas that will be discussed as a panel or learning lab include: infrastructure banks, regulatory reform, correctional institution reentry models, energy generation and transmission, telehealth, 2023 federal farm bill, K-12 education, consumer lending interest rate caps, electric vehicles, federal and state fiscal policy, child welfare and juvenile justice reform, flood resilience, and a review of the U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent term.

Can’t attend SLC this year? Contact us to have a conversation about how we can help your organization during this can’t-miss event.