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- Oct 13VOTE·Lowndes Co., ALThe 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
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- Oct 13MORATORIUM·FloridaHeadline onlyTreasure Coast News · Florida
- Oct 13NEWS·Fulton Co., GAHeadline only11Alive.com · Fulton Co., GA
- Oct 13MORATORIUM·Richland Parish, LAMeta's data center under construction in Richland Parish is estimated to consume roughly four times the peak electricity usage recorded by Entergy New Orleans customers in June 2022. Opponents argue the project strains the energy grid and water supply, while Entergy states the company will pay its full share of infrastructure costs under a 20-year agreement.
- Oct 13VOTE·MississippiA 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 13MORATORIUM·TennesseeShelby County commissioners approved a data center moratorium on first reading Monday, mirroring a city proposal but extending it to unincorporated county areas. The measure, sponsored by Commissioner Henri Brooks, aims to protect farmland and greenspace, though some commissioners questioned its necessity given no current data centers exist in unincorporated areas.FOX13 Memphis · Tennessee
- Oct 13LAWSUIT·Shelby Co., TNTennessee's 9th Congressional District race between Republican state Sen. Brent Taylor and Democratic state Rep. Justin Pearson centers on energy prices, data centers, and crime. Taylor supports gas tax suspension and data center cost reforms requiring owners to fund infrastructure upgrades, while Pearson opposes both and supports a data center moratorium and has criticized the Memphis Safe Task Force's policing tactics.themercury.com · Shelby Co., TN · also at The Audubon County Advocate Journal, Iosco County News Herald, KPVI
- Oct 13MORATORIUM·TennesseeHeadline onlyThe Commercial Appeal · Tennessee · also at Yahoo
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