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- Oct 29VOTE·AlabamaRepublican gubernatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville released a policy plan addressing data centers, tax reduction, education expansion and government audits, though implementing many proposals may face fiscal constraints and require legislative approval in a state where the governor has limited power relative to the Legislature.Alabama Reflector · Alabama
- Oct 29NEWS·Tuscaloosa Co., ALTwo major Alabama gubernatorial candidates—Democrat Doug Jones and Republican Tommy Tuberville—are debating data centers ahead of next week's election, with Jones questioning Tuberville's stock dealings in Alibaba while Tuberville defends the projects. According to the Cleanview website, Alabama has thirteen data centers operating and fifteen more planned, though concerns about water usage and utility rates persist despite recent legislation requiring large facilities to sign energy contracts with state regulators.APR | Alabama Public Radio · Tuscaloosa Co., AL · also at APR | Alabama Public Radio
- Oct 29NEWS·FloridaHeadline onlyTreasure Coast News · Florida
- Oct 29HEARING·FloridaHeadline onlywtol.com · Florida
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- Oct 29MORATORIUM·Richland Parish, LATwo Louisiana residents near Meta's Hyperion data center told a New Orleans TV station they received no $10,000 checks, contradicting Trump's claim that community members were paid that amount. Louisiana's economic development agency confirmed no such payments exist, though $50,000 teacher bonuses resulted from data center-related tax revenue increases.AOL.com · Richland Parish, LA · also at Yahoo
- Oct 29NEWS
- Oct 28VOTE·GeorgiaTwo Democratic candidates for Georgia's Public Service Commission have pledged to hold Georgia Power more accountable and ensure data centers' costs aren't passed to residential customers, potentially reshaping the state's regulatory approach to the data center industry's rapid expansion.Bisnow · Georgia
- Oct 28LAWSUIT·MississippiMississippi State Auditor Shad White confirmed his office has begun investigating the Town of Walls, though specific details about the probe and what prompted it remain unclear.Daily Memphian · Mississippi
- Oct 28ZONING·MississippiMississippi State Auditor Shad White's office opened an investigation into the town of Walls amid contentious local debate over rezoning and a potential data center development. Few details have been released, and no findings of wrongdoing have been made.DeSoto County News · Mississippi
- Oct 28LAWSUIT·MississippiSpaceX AI subsidiary MZX Tech LLC faces potential penalties up to $6.1 million from Mississippi regulators over alleged construction permit violations at three data center facilities, with the company reportedly cooperating on a possible settlement. The state also alleges the company constructed gas turbines without required environmental permits at its Southaven facility.TechRadar · Mississippi
- Oct 28MORATORIUMOregon's Department of Transportation has placed at least 20 fiber-optic permit applications on hold following Gov. Tina Kotek's September directive pausing data center approvals on state lands, as officials determine whether the broadband projects have connections to data centers.The Corvallis Advocate