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- Oct 28LAWSUIT·Madison Co., ALState Senator Sam Givhan served as closing attorney for the city of Huntsville in five property sales totaling roughly 455 acres to Meta Platforms between 2018 and 2022, according to court records. Givhan has since publicly opposed further data center developments in the Tennessee Valley.Alabama Political Reporter · Madison Co., AL
- Oct 28MORATORIUM·FloridaMartin County commissioners voted 4-0 to approve a temporary moratorium on large-scale AI data centers, citing resident concerns about a proposed facility's proximity to homes and schools and the need for further study of environmental effects. The one-year ban will not apply to a pending request submitted before an earlier vote.1290 WJNO · Florida · also at WIOD
- Oct 28VOTE·FloridaFlorida voters across party lines express growing concerns about data centers, citing noise, higher utility bills, and resource consumption. The issue has become central to multiple state races, with candidates debating local control and transparency around the estimated 170 data centers operating in the state.WSVN · Florida
- Oct 28NEWS·GeorgiaOracle announced it will provide access to Google's custom TPUs, becoming the first hyperscaler to offer the chips outside Google Cloud Platform. The company is also partnering with specialized chip makers like Cerebras and SambaNova, and storage providers like Vast Data and WEKA, to offer customers greater flexibility as AI compute demand exceeds current supply.DCD · Georgia
- Oct 28UTILITIES·Caddo Parish, LATwo Shreveport officials—City Council member James Green and Caddo Parish Commissioner John Atkins—are competing in a Nov. 3 election for the Louisiana Public Service Commission's 5th District seat, which oversees utility regulation across 24 parishes and serves as home to major data center developments including Meta's $50 billion facility and Amazon's $16 billion investment.
- Oct 28MORATORIUM·LouisianaPresident Trump claimed Louisiana residents near a data center each received $10,000 checks, but Louisiana Economic Development and residents told WWL-TV in New Orleans no such payments were made. Wagner noted bonuses of up to $50,000 were paid to local teachers from sales tax revenue, not residents.Raw Story · Louisiana
- Oct 28LAWSUIT·DeSoto Co., MSxAI subsidiary MZX is offering to purchase homes in Southaven, Mississippi, requiring owners to waive potential legal claims related to lawsuits over the company's data center and power plant facility before the sale can close.UA.NEWS · DeSoto Co., MS
- Oct 28LAWSUIT·MississippiHeadline onlyForbes · Mississippi
- Oct 28LAWSUIT·DeSoto Co., MSxAI is offering to purchase hundreds of homes near its Southaven, Mississippi data center, requiring buyers to sign release agreements that prevent them from pursuing damages in a pending class action lawsuit over plant noise allegations.Crypto Briefing · DeSoto Co., MS
- Oct 28MORATORIUM·DeSoto Co., MSA subsidiary of Elon Musk's xAI is offering to purchase homes in Southaven, Mississippi, on the condition that residents release claims related to a lawsuit against the company's nearby data center and power plant. The offer reportedly affects around 418 homes, with some renters already being displaced after landlords agreed to sell.The Verge · DeSoto Co., MS
- Oct 28NEWSHeadline onlyThe Newark Advocate · also at Lexington Herald Leader
- Oct 28NEWSHelix Electric broke ground Tuesday on a $45.3 million advanced fabrication campus in Jackson County's Hollywood area, expected to create 160 jobs in its first phase manufacturing prefabricated electrical components. The California-based company cited proximity to the Kevin Dukes Career and Innovation Academy's workforce training programs as a factor in selecting the location.Alabama Political Reporter