Industry and Commerce

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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Policy Analysis

Analysis of the American Rescue Plan: Workers

The American Rescue Plan affects employees in many ways, whether they are at work, become unemployed...
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Policy Analysis

Analysis of the American Rescue Plan: Industries

More than $34 billion in funding from the American Rescue Plan is targeted at specific industries...
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Policy Analysis

Analysis of the American Rescue Plan: Employers

Of the $1.9 trillion in funding in the American Rescue Plan, at least $62.4 billion is...
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Policy Analysis

Analysis of the American Rescue Plan: K-12 Education Funding

The American Rescue Plan provides over $137 billion to early childhood and K-12 schools to reopen...
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Policy Analysis

Analysis of the American Rescue Plan: Fiscal Recovery Fund

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, signed into law on March 11, included $350 billion...
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Policy Analysis

Unemployment in the SLC Region Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

Roger Moore Disclaimer: On November 30, 2020, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that the U.S....
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Policy Analysis

Trade in the SLC Region Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

Roger Moore The COVID-19 pandemic upended global economic activity in the first quarter of 2020. Although...
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COVID-19 and American Agriculture II: Agricultural Response and Outlook

Nick Bowman Like all sectors of the American economy, the agriculture sector has been impacted by...
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