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Illinois Gov. Pritzker to pause tax breaks for data centers to conduct review of community impacts
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (158+ words) Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker, a Democrat, said on Friday he plans to pause tax breaks on new data centers while lawmakers come up with a framework for the facilities' development." The processing of applications for tax incentives by data center developers…...
Google engineer took home $1. 2 million on Polymarket using inside information, prosecutors say
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (257+ words) Under the username "Alpha Raccon," Spagnulo earned $1. 2 million from correctly betting that D4vd, the singer accused of killing a teenage girl, would be Google's most-searched person in 2025, according to the complaint. A Google software engineer is accused of using confidential information…...
School cellphone ban can't be OK'd fast enough in Pa. for "fed up" parents and teachers
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (532+ words) Introduced in October, Senate Bill 1014 in Pennsylvania awaits House approval for its statewide "bell-to-bell" ban on cell phones during school hours. For concerned parents and teachers, action can't come soon enough. Public support for the bill is widespread and growing,…...
PA Gov Shapiro criticized by town hall speakers for his role in data center, secrecy
3+ week, 1+ day ago (608+ words) The vast extent of the Pennsylvania data center boom and the intense opposition to it were apparent during a virtual Town Hall Wednesday night, when it was called "an onslaught," something that has "bulldozed" citizens. (The Center Square) - The vast…...
Ending data center sales tax break could reduce gas prices in Pennsylvania, says senator
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (839+ words) A free pass given to data center companies on the Pennsylvania sales tax is erasing hundreds of millions of dollars in state revenue, and a lawmaker wants to revoke the free pass and use the new flow of money to…...
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'I don't want you' say Northampton County residents fuming data center farm takeovers
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (628+ words) Yard signs reading "NO DATA CENTERS ON OUR FARMS" are spreading across Pennsylvania's Slate Belt region as residents mobilize against a proposed project in Northampton County. Data centers are now drawing the same scrutiny that warehouses once did, and although…...
Opposition to data centers turns violent as local concerns merge with hostility toward Big Tech
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1198+ words) Big Tech is facing a wave of community opposition to data centers, and some opponents are using violence to advance their cause. Experts say the opposition to data centers has various sources, but whatever the reasons, tech companies will need…...
Maine legislature passes first statewide ban on new data centers
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (142+ words) The Maine legislature this week passed a statewide ban on the development of certain datacenters for the next months. The legislation bars data centers using more than 20 megawatts of power, according to The Hill. It comes amid growing backlash to…...
As lawmakers mull bills, Pa. community pushback on data centers is widespread
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (612+ words) (The Center Square) - As crowds gather again and again in local meeting rooms around the state to grapple with the potential impacts of proposed data centers, a slew of potentially relevant bills awaits action by state lawmakers in Harrisburg. Currently,…...