Policy Analysis
Federal Legislation on Rural Hospitals
Nick Bowman Introduction In 2016, approximately 62 million Americans, nearly one-fifth of the total population, lived...
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Policy Analysis
Federal Analysis: Rural Health Agenda
Nick Bowman Rural hospitals have struggled to remain solvent in recent years. Since January 2010, 81...
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Issues to Watch
Issues to Watch – 2019
Anne Roberts Brody, Cody Allen and Roger Moore As the 2019 legislative cycle begins, legislators across...
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Special Series Reports
Blown Away: Wind Energy in the Southern States (Part III)
Anne Roberts Brody Wind energy production in the United States continues to grow, heralding expanded transmission...
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Policy Analysis
Agriculture Sector’s Contribution to State GDP, 2016-2017
Anne Roberts Brody The U.S. Department of Commerce reported that real gross domestic product (GDP) increased...
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Special Series Reports
Blown Away: Wind Energy in the Southern States (Part II)
Anne Roberts Brody Remarkably, without much fanfare, the nation’s wind energy sector continues to grow, a...
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Special Series Reports
Blown Away: Wind Energy in Southern States (Part 1)
Anne Roberts Brody The nation’s energy sector is undergoing substantial changes, as political and economic factors...
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Agriculture & Rural Development Committee
Sandy Crawford
2025-2026 ChairSenatorMissouri
Kendra Moore
2025-2026 Vice ChairRepresentativeArkansas
Jill Clark
Committee LiaisonDirector of Strategic Partnerships, Policy, and ProgramsGeorgiaCSG South’s Agriculture & Rural Development Committee’s agenda focuses on issues critical to the future of farming and farm communities such as distribution of water and other natural resources, new opportunities for the export of agricultural commodities to international markets, highlighting access to healthcare and transportation in rural communities, integration with the global economy, and bridging infrastructure challenges between rural and urban communities.