Regional Resource
Carbon Capture in the South: What It Is and What Southern States Are Doing
Regional Resource by Senior Policy Analyst, Tom Opdyke |topdyke@csg.org From Houston’s harbor to the banks of...
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Recent Research
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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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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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Featured News & Updates
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Agriculture
Question of the Month, July
Which Southern States Require Country-of-Origin Labels for Restaurant Seafood? The Acadiana region of Louisiana is known...
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News
Southern Pulse Newsletter, June
Welcome to the June issue of Southern Pulse, your monthly source for updates and insights from the Southern region,...
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Health & Human Services
Webinar Summary: Mental Health and Workforce Policy in Rural Communities
Presented by CSG South in collaboration with the State Exchange on Employment and Disability (SEED) About...
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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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