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• Oct 8
  VOTE·Alabama

  Alabama Arise sets roadmap for 2027 legislative priorities

  Alabama Arise's 2027 legislative priorities include eliminating the state sales tax on groceries, supporting a $15-an-hour minimum wage, and expanding county powers to regulate data center projects. Nearly 500 members voted on the seven priorities, which reflect concerns expressed by Alabamians across the state.

  Alabama Political Reporter · Alabama
• Oct 8
  NEWS·Florida

  Florida Utilities Want Data Centers To Pass A Credit Check First

  Headline onlyForbes · Florida
• Oct 8
  NEWS·Florida

  Guest Commentary: The data center bet our kids could end up paying for

  Florida utilities are preparing to build power infrastructure for data centers, with questions about cost responsibility if customers leave. The state law requires large data center customers to pay their own way, but implementation varies: Tampa Electric included a 20-year exit fee, Florida Power and Light's fee covers only partial costs, Duke Energy Florida awaits regulatory approval, and city-owned utilities like Orlando Utilities Commission are not covered by the law.

  Orlando Sentinel · Florida
• Oct 8
  NEWS·Orleans Parish, LA

  Meta data center needs more than four times New Orleans’ peak power

  Headline onlyWWLTV.com · Orleans Parish, LA
• Oct 8
  NEWS·Mississippi

  How Amazon Rewired Its Data Centers After Mississippi Power Warning

  Headline onlyThe Information · Mississippi
• Oct 8
  MORATORIUM·Davidson Co., TN

  Judge sides with Metro Nashville in DC Blox data center dispute

  A federal judge dismissed data center developer DC Blox's lawsuit against Metro Nashville, which had challenged the city's zoning regulations and moratorium on new data center approvals for a site near the Nashville Zoo. The judge gave DC Blox 21 days to amend some dismissed claims.

  Chattanooga Times Free Press · Davidson Co., TN
• Oct 8
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  Chaos erupts at Memphis City Council meeting over data center vote

  Memphis City Council members delayed a vote on a proposed one-year data center moratorium, prompting protesters to disrupt the meeting over concerns about local energy demands and noise.

  Fox Business · Shelby Co., TN
• Oct 8
  NEWS·Shelby Co., TN

  SpaceX Is Slowing Down Its Data Center Build-Out

  SpaceX is slowing construction of its data centers and prioritizing reliability over speed after outages disrupted Grok and paying customers at Memphis facilities. The company replaced xAI-led management with engineers from its rocket and Starlink divisions and added backup power systems and redundant cooling measures.

  Gadget Review · Shelby Co., TN
• Oct 8
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  WATCH: 'I didn't cave': Councilmembers react to contentious data center moratorium vote

  A majority of council members voted Tuesday to postpone the final vote on a data center moratorium, causing an abrupt meeting end. The Shelby County Health Department issued a Code Orange Ozone Forecast for the region due to unhealthy ozone levels affecting sensitive groups.

  FOX13 Memphis · Shelby Co., TN
• Oct 8
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  Memphis City Council meeting to resume Thursday after data center protests

  The Memphis City Council will resume Thursday after Tuesday's meeting was disrupted by shouting and fighting over data center ordinances. A moratorium vote on new data centers and expansions is scheduled for October 20.

  Action News 5 · Shelby Co., TN · also at Action News 5
• Oct 8
  HEARING·Davidson Co., TN

  Best Organized Effort in Nashville 2026: Data Center Pushback

  Nashvillians across the political spectrum organized opposition to data center development in Davidson County following a summer proposal near the Nashville Zoo, resulting in Metro Council passing strict regulations on such facilities.

  Nashville Scene · Davidson Co., TN
• Oct 8
  LAWSUIT

  Defeated candidate drops election interference case against Jefferson County probate judge

  A defeated candidate for state legislature has dropped her election interference case against Jefferson County Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard, who also serves as the county's chief elections official. The candidate had alleged impropriety at polling places in Birmingham and Midfield during the race won by incumbent Patrick Sellers.

  AL.com