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Regional Resource

The Great Southern State Space Race: The Economic and Regulatory Impacts of Spaceports in the South

Regional Resource by Senior Policy Analyst, Cody Allen | callen@csg.org Across the country, states are eyeing the...
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Regional Resource

The 123s of ABCs: Building and Financing Foundations for Pre-K in the South

Regional Resource by Senior Policy Analyst, Cody Allen | callen@csg.org According to research from the First Five...
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First Look

Rural Health Transformation Program

A CSG South First Look The Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) is a federal initiative created...
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Issue Brief

Supporting Survivors: Criminal Protections for Victims of Human Trafficking

Issue Brief by Policy Analyst, Erin Twomey Partin | etpartin@csg.org Human trafficking is recognized as a crime...
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Issues to Watch

2026 Issues to Watch

State legislatures across the South are gearing up for the 2026 legislative session, developing and drafting...
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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

The Revolution Will (Not) Be Televised: State Trends to Tax Digital and Social Media Advertising Services

Issue Brief by Senior Policy Analyst, Cody Allen | callen@csg.org In a world of smartphones, connected devices,...
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Issue Brief

The Tort(oise) and What’s Fair: States Race to Debate Litigation Reform

Issue Brief by Senior Policy Analyst, Cody Allen | callen@csg.org “Tort (from Latin: torquere, to twist; tortus,...
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Regional Resource

Can You Build It? It Depends! State Efforts to Streamline the Building Inspection, Permitting, and Plan Review Process

It is estimated that, nationally, there is a shortage of between 1.5 to 3.8 million housing...
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