Government Operations

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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Issues to Watch

2025 Issues to Watch

As the 2025 legislative cycle approaches, legislators across the South prepare and pre-file legislation to address...
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Other

Question of the Month, September

En Guard: Which States in the South Actively Operate State Guards or Defense Forces?

Policy Analysis

Deepfake Defense: States Take Aim At Digital Deception

In an era marked by the rapid evolution of technology, the emergence of deepfakes is a...
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Policy Analysis

Ranked (Or Rankled?): States Consider Ranked Choice Voting Methods

Throughout American history, the method of elections and voting rules have changed regularly — whether legislatively...
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Issue Alert

Southern States Approaches to Regulating Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Decision-Making, and Machine Learning

In a brief nine-month period between late 2022 and early 2023, users in the United States...
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Issues to Watch

2024 Issues to Watch

As the 2024 legislative cycle approaches, legislators across the South prepare and pre-file legislation to address...
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Other

Question of the Month, December

Calling All (Honorary) Colonels! Which states give honorary titles and why?