What the headline
is really saying.
What’s happening right now — and what it actually means.
Marietta's council approved rezoning for an 11-acre, 18-megawatt data center on Powers Ferry Place in a 5-2 vote, despite a six-month moratorium and packed protests. The freeze didn't apply because the application preda…
Volusia County has directed staff to draft a six-month pause on AI data centers while Edgewater moves a permanent ban to the November ballot, setting…
Ohio's sales tax exemption for data center equipment cost the state nearly $1.6 billion last year. Governor DeWine has frozen it through the end of h…
Fort Worth's City Council voted unanimously to begin a 90-day data center moratorium set to take effect Feb. 16, 2027, alongside an immediate rule re…
Douglas County commissioners unanimously approved a $19 million, 35-year business personal property tax rebate for a Flexential data center in Parker…
Fort Worth's City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 11 to begin a 90-day moratorium process on new data centers, but state law means the pause cannot…
Aurora's City Council voted 6-5 to reject a six-month moratorium on new data center construction, with the mayor casting the tiebreaking vote. Staff…
Plain City Village Council enacted a one-year moratorium on new data center development, joining a growing list of small Ohio jurisdictions pausing h…
Florida's Amendment 3 would exempt up to $250,000 of a primary home's value from non-school property taxes, costing local governments a projected $8…
Ohio's data center sales tax exemption requires only $1.5 million in annual payroll to qualify, and the program cost the state $1.6 billion last year…
