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• Oct 13
  VOTE·Lowndes Co., AL

  Lowndes County Commission approves data center deal

  The Lowndes County Commission approved a deal with Cloverleaf Infrastructure for Project Red Clay, a proposed data center in Burkeville that faced community opposition. The project is projected to generate $149 million annually in taxes and create 225 permanent jobs, with construction potentially beginning in early 2027.

  WSFA · Lowndes Co., AL
• Oct 13
  NEWS·Florida

  Florida neighbors are fighting back against AI data center boom

  Modern Ghana · Florida
• Oct 13
  MORATORIUM·Florida

  Florida county commission votes for data center moratorium

  Headline onlyTreasure Coast News · Florida
• Oct 13
  MORATORIUM·Florida

  Martin County commissioners unanimously move forward with 1-year moratorium on data centers

  Martin County commissioners unanimously voted Tuesday to advance a one-year moratorium on data centers while county leaders evaluate how to manage future facility development. A second vote is scheduled for Oct. 27, and a pending application submitted Monday would not be subject to the moratorium.

  WPTV · Florida
• Oct 13
  NEWS·Georgia

  Another data center could be coming to Augusta. Here's where| Exclusive

  Headline onlyThe Augusta Chronicle · Georgia
• Oct 13
  VOTE·Mississippi

  Poll: Majority of Mississippi voters support property tax elimination, school choice, restoration of the ballot initiative

  A poll of 501 Mississippi likely voters by Cygnal, commissioned by House Speaker Jason White, shows majorities support school choice programs (50.1%), eliminating property taxes on homestead property (56.6%), and restoring the ballot initiative process (72%), while plurality oppose further recruitment of data centers to the state (47.9%).

  Magnolia Tribune · Mississippi
• Oct 13
  NEWS·Mississippi

  Advocates: Even in Mississippi, data center opposition spans political spectrum. But are politicians listening?

  Headline onlyMississippi Today · Mississippi
• Oct 13
  MORATORIUM·Tennessee

  Shelby County Commission advances data center moratorium. Is it legal?

  Headline onlyThe Commercial Appeal · Tennessee · also at Yahoo
• Oct 13
  VOTE

  Lowndes County Commission approves deal for proposed data center

  Headline onlyWSFA
• Oct 13
  NEWS

  Commission pushes through data center deal approval

  Headline onlyLowndes Signal
• Oct 13
  VOTE

  BREAKING NEWS: Lowndes County Commission approves data cente...

  Headline onlyLowndes Signal
• Oct 13
  LAWSUIT

  'We were just really kept in the dark': AI data centers are coming for federal land

  Boulder City residents successfully opposed an AI data center on private land, but developers obtained approval from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for the Townsite project on adjacent federal property. The approval has become a contentious issue in Nevada's gubernatorial race, with Democratic candidate Aaron Ford opposing data centers on public lands and Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo supporting them if they have community backing.

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