Issue Brief
Data Centers in the South: Looking Under the Hood at Resource Usage
Issue Brief by Senior Policy Analyst, Tom Opdyke | topdyke@csg.org Data centers are the physical infrastructure that...
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Just What the Doctor Ordered: How States Are Reforming Pharmacy Benefit Manager Regulations
Issue Brief by Policy Analyst, Erin Twomey Partin | etpartin@csg.org The United States is the only country...
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Issue Brief
Take That for Data: Incentivizing Innovation – or Inefficiency?
Issue Brief by Senior Policy Analyst, Cody Allen | callen@csg.org According to the Data Center Coalition, 11...
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Issue Brief
Many Roads Diverged in a Wood: The CONundrum of Certificate of Need’s Path Forward
Issue Brief by Policy Analyst, Erin Twomey Partin | etpartin@csg.org Certificate of Need (CON) laws are regulations...
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Webinar Summary
Defending State Systems Against Emerging Cyber Threats
Presented by CSG South through the Staff Alliance for Intergovernmental Leadership (SAIL) State agencies face a...
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News
Southern Pulse Newsletter, December
Welcome to the December issue of Southern Pulse, your monthly source for updates and insights from...
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Webinar Summary
Preparing Southern States for 2026 Fiscal and Program Impacts
Presented by CSG South through the Staff Alliance for Intergovernmental Leadership (SAIL) States are preparing for...
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Energy & Environment
Question of the Month, December
Will utility-scale battery storage ever be a reality? America’s power needs are projected to increase 50...
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