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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 take effect until Feb. 16, 2026 — and applications filed before then…
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…
To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology. Aqua 1 Foundation registered its website on May 28, 2025. Four we…
Aurora's City Council rejected a proposed six-month moratorium on new data center development, opting instead to draft zoning and water-use regulatio…
Aurora's City Council voted 6-5 to reject a six-month moratorium on new data center construction, with the mayor breaking the tie. Instead, staff has…
Tucson's 6-1 vote adopts one of Arizona's strictest data center zoning frameworks, requiring council approval for any facility above 20 MW and 25,000…
Tucson's council voted 6-1 to adopt one of the Southwest's strictest data center zoning frameworks, one year after killing the Project Blue proposal…
