Issue Brief
From Likes to Laws: State Legal Protections for Child Influencers
Issue Brief by Policy Analysts:Katie Lee | klee@csg.org Erin Twomey | etwomey@csg.org Child influencers, sometimes referred to as...
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Recent Research
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Issue Brief
The Changing Odds: Sports Betting’s Growing Presence in the South
Issue Brief by Policy Analyst, Katie Lee | klee@csg.org On May 14, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court...
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Issue Brief
Saved by the Bell: State Approaches to Bring the Chronic Absenteeism Crisis to a Screeching Halt
Issue Brief by Senior Policy Analyst, Cody Allen | callen@csg.org Since 2018, the rate of chronic absenteeism...
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Regional Resource
Reinforcing Our “Steel Magnolias”: How the South Is Combatting High Maternal Mortality Rates
Regional Resource by Policy Analyst, Erin Twomey | etwomey@csg.org The United States has the highest maternal mortality...
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Featured News & Updates
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Corrections & Public Safety
Question of the Month, June
Balancing Personal Rights and Public Safety: How do states define non-bailable offenses? Bail eligibility differs between...
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News
Southern Pulse Newsletter, May
Welcome to the May issue of Southern Pulse, your monthly source for updates and insights from the Southern region,...
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Fiscal Affairs
Question of the Month, May
How have states that have removed income tax diversified their revenue? With Mississippi’s passing of HB...
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Southern Pulse Newsletter, April
Welcome to the April issue of Southern Pulse, your monthly source for updates and insights from the Southern region,...
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