Southern Legislative Conference | Serving the South
The Council of State Governments | CSG DC | CSG East | CSG Midwest | CSG West | CSG Justice Center | Affiliates | Associates

The Southern Office of


Recent publications

Topics

Publication Type

Archives

Featured

Featured Publications

All

All Publications in alphabetical order.

Publications | Featured

(click on headers to sort by column)

Title Date Released
(Year-Month)		 Publication Type
SLC State Unemployment Insurance Finances Improve
As a result of the doggedly high unemployment rates in so many states during the Great Recession and the actions taken by states (such as expanding unemployment benefits and cutting unemployment insurance taxes), the unemployment insurance funds in a majority of the states were thrust into perilous shape. The funds were attacked at both ends: more people were tapping benefits while a shrinking number of companies were paying fewer taxes to replenish the funds. With the deleterious effects of the Great Recession tapering off and the employment situation in the SLC states improving, fewer and fewer individuals were eligible for unemployment insurance payments by 2013. As a result of this development and essential reforms to state plans, the balances of these trust funds improved significantly by 2013.		 2014-04 Issue Alert
A Special Condition: Medical Marijuana in SLC States
Gaining traction in a number of state legislatures of The Council of State Governments (CSG), Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) member states, is the legalization of marijuana for medical use. Despite the prevalence of marijuana-related legislation being filed across the Southern states, only a few bills are expected to make their way through the legislative process to achieve enactment. However, as the topic moves further from theoretical and closer to reality, there are some common trends emerging in legislation across the SLC region. This Regional Resource reviews the similarities among these 12 legislative proposals and two ballot proposals.		 2014-03 Regional Resource
Aeronautics in the SLC States: Cleared for Takeoff
A generation ago, a number of foreign automakers began establishing manufacturing operations in the South, in states represented by The Council of State Governments' Southern Office, the Southern Legislative Conference. In a move that parallels this important automotive industry trend, economic analysts now are seeing another development: the increasing number of aeronautics companies that are locating, relocating or expanding their manufacturing operations in the South, a trend particularly discernible in the aftermath of the Great Recession.		 2014-02 Regional Resource
Tire Manufacturing: Southern States Roll to the Top
There has been a great deal of attention in recent years over the 'drive to move South,' i.e., an increasing number of foreign automakers setting up manufacturing facilities and thriving across the Southern United States. While the economic impact of the automobile sector in the South has been reviewed and scrutinized extensively in recent years, there has been less fanfare about a burgeoning sector in the region: the growing importance of tire manufacturing in the SLC states. Only in the last year and a half or so are the media and auto industry analysts realizing that some of the world's largest tire manufacturers are locating, relocating or expanding their operations in the South.		 2013-11 Regional Resource
Workforce Development in the SLC States
Since the end of the Great Recession, there have been encouraging signs that America's manufacturing sector is experiencing a renaissance, albeit a muted one. While growth in the nation's manufacturing sector since the Great Recession remains a very positive development, it also thrusts another challenge to the forefront: creating an adequately trained workforce in the states to staff the increasingly complex positions involved in the 21st century manufacturing process. This SLC Regional Resource examines the efforts made by Southern states to create a skilled workforce with the capacity to staff a broad spectrum of positions in the resurgent manufacturing sector.		 2013-07 Regional Resource

The Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) of The Council of State Governments was established in 1947 and is composed of the presiding officers and key legislators from 15 Southern states. The SLC is a non-partisan, non-profit organization located in Atlanta, Georgia.

Southern Office of The Council of State Governments
phone: (404) 633-1866 | fax: (404) 633-4896 | email: slc@csg.org | P.O. Box 98129, Atlanta, Georgia 30359