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• Oct 27
  VOTE·Alabama

  Opinion | In a week, we have a chance to solve a lot of our problems

  Alabama Political Reporter · Alabama
• Oct 27
  VOTE·Florida

  Data centers, Black voters, and the debate that never happened: where Byron Donalds and David Jolly stand with a week to go

  With one week until Florida's gubernatorial election, Republican Byron Donalds and Democrat David Jolly remain in a surprisingly competitive race despite Republicans' 1.5 million voter registration advantage. The candidates have failed to arrange debates despite mutual agreement in August, with Donalds criticizing Jolly for avoiding the stage and Jolly questioning the point of debating what he calls a "liar."

  The Miami Times · Florida
• Oct 27
  ZONING·Florida

  DeSoto County commissioners to vote on 238-acre data center

  DeSoto County commissioners will vote Tuesday on a rezoning proposal for a 238-acre data center with up to 1.8 million square feet of buildings. The planning commission recommended denial in October, citing insufficient details and concerns from neighbors about water and power usage, noise, and compatibility with county growth plans.

  WINK News · Florida
• Oct 27
  UTILITIES·Georgia

  520MW data center planned in Eatonton, Georgia

  Eatonton 379, LLC filed a Development of Regional Impact application for a data center project featuring up to 11 buildings totaling 3.5 million square feet with 520MW capacity on a 542-acre greenfield site in Putnam County near Eatonton.

  Data Center Dynamics · Georgia
• Oct 27
  VOTE·Effingham Co., GA

  OpenAI applies for federal permit to build portion of Effingham County, Texas, data center on wetlands - report

  OpenAI has applied for a federal permit to fill 72 acres of wetlands for a data center facility in Effingham County, Texas, prompting environmental concerns about potential flooding and ecosystem damage. The Army Corps of Engineers will decide on the permit application, which is open for public comment until November 4.

  DCD · Effingham Co., GA · also at Data Center Dynamics
• Oct 27
  VOTE·Louisiana

  Opinion: Louisiana Public Service Commission is quiet but major midterm item

  The Reveille, LSU's student newspaper · Louisiana
• Oct 27
  MORATORIUM·Hinds Co., MS

  Tougaloo students apply HBCU’s legacy of civil rights activism to data center boom

  Tougaloo College students and alumni held a community training event to address data center development in Mississippi, framing it as a civil rights issue affecting marginalized communities. Speakers raised concerns about environmental risks, air pollution, and the siting of hyperscale data centers in majority-Black areas already facing economic disadvantage and infrastructure challenges.

  the mississippi independent · Hinds Co., MS
• Oct 27
  VOTE·Shelby Co., TN

  A New NAACP Voter Tool Puts Data Centers on the Ballot

  The NAACP launched an electoral tracker dashboard allowing voters to examine nearly 2,800 data center projects nationwide and view candidate responses on environmental impacts. The tool helps voters in 17 states assess candidates' stances on data center development and related environmental issues affecting their communities.

  Word In Black · Shelby Co., TN
• Oct 27
  MORATORIUM

  Venice City Council passes 1-year data center moratorium

  Headline onlywtsp.com
• Oct 27
  LAWSUIT

  Issue Spotlight: What candidates in Arkansas’ US Senate race say about AI, data centers

  All three candidates in Arkansas's U.S. Senate race support giving local residents a vote on data center construction. They diverge on AI regulation: Democrat Hallie Shoffner backs a federal oversight agency, Republican Tom Cotton opposes "big government bureaucracy," and Libertarian Jeff Wadlin supports monitoring with industry oversight.

  Arkansas Advocate
• Oct 27
  MORATORIUM

  City of Venice will hold a final vote on a Data center moratorium

  Headline onlywtsp.com
• Oct 27
  MORATORIUM

  To address data centers, River Falls City Council going with ‘silent moratorium’

  River Falls City Council will not approve any data center proposals until the city updates its ordinances, an approach council member Sean Downing termed a "silent moratorium." The decision came after residents packed a city council meeting to oppose a potential hyperscale AI data center over environmental and quality-of-life concerns.

  www.riverfallsjournal.com