Government Operations

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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Question of the Month, December

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

Policy Analysis

A Penny Saved Can Be A Dollar Earned: State Policies Supporting Retirement Security Accounts

According to the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances, the median amount families in the United...
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Other

Question of the Month, July

Beers, Brats, and Baseball: Everyone knows America’s national pastime, but what about their state’s?

Other

Question of the Month, May

In the spirit of Mothers’ Day, what states have enacted paid family leave policies for the...
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Policy Analysis

Piecing Together the Pension Puzzle

According to a 2020 United States Census Bureau report, the nearly 300 state-administered and 6,000 locally-administered...
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Other

Question of the Month, February

Given current events, do any states have laws governing the recovery of spaceflight or other high-altitude...
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Other

Question of the Month, January

How do the Power Five Conference’s legislators in the Southern region stack up in terms of...
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