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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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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Issues to Watch

2023 Issues to Watch

As the 2023 legislative cycle approaches, legislators across the South are preparing and pre-filing legislation to...
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Issues to Watch

2022 Issues to Watch

As the 2022 legislative cycle approaches, lawmakers across the South are preparing and pre-filing legislation to...
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Economic Development, Transportation, & Cultural Affairs Committee

Becky Massey

2024-2025 ChairSenatorTennessee

Gary Howell

2024-2025 Vice ChairDelegateWest Virginia

Katie Lee

Committee LiaisonPolicy AnalystGeorgia

CSG South’s Economic Development, Transportation, & Cultural Affairs Committee examines issues related to infrastructure, transportation, economic progress, and cultural strengths in the Southern region as well as bringing manufacturing operations of national and foreign companies to the region and the importance of ports, roads, and railways for the movement of manufactured goods.