3+ hour, 59+ min ago  (567+ words) Data centers would be required to pay a tiered impact fee but would keep a controversial sales tax exemption under a Virginia budget proposal meant to break a stalemate that has split Democratic leaders and pushed the state's legislative session…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1054+ words) Persistently high energy costs and tougher budget pressures are likely to keep data center tax breaks on the chopping block in many states, even as their lawmakers have mostly rejected a wholesale repeal of those incentives. State lawmakers, while largely…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (595+ words) The US is experiencing a data center boom with a massive pipeline of new construction. In the last decade and a half, data centers have transformed from mostly supporting traditional tech-based workloads to supporting the introduction and integration of artificial…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (417+ words) Whats App is able to access user's encrypted messages, Texas said in a lawsuit that accuses Meta Platforms Inc. founder Mark Zuckerberg of lying to the US Senate in 2018 about the company's steps to make them inaccessible. The lawsuit brought…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (87+ words) news. bloombergtax. com AT&T Inc. unlawfully charged Arkansas municipalities fees for its emergency telephone services, a state appeals court ruled in two separate lawsuits Wednesday. AT&T assesses a 911 fee pursuant to the Arkansas Public Safety Communications Act, which…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (377+ words) Data centers have emerged as a major political target in state capitals as they proliferate across the country and elected officials hear voter complaints about the massive, energy-guzzling warehouses....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (329+ words) Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) vetoed a bill that would've imposed a short-term moratorium on data centers, stopping the state from becoming the first in the US to enact a broad ban on the fast-growing sector. "The project developers are committed…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (93+ words) news. bloombergtax. com AT&T Wireless Services Inc. mostly convinced a Missouri appeals court that it correctly calculated its business tax base under the terms of a class action settlement it reached with over 300 cities in 2007. But the Missouri Court…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (119+ words) news. bloombergtax. com AT&T Inc. unit New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC is entitled to an Indiana use tax exemption for cell phones it gave customers who signed contracts or made insurance claims, the state tax court ruled. The exemption…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (223+ words) Washington is rolling back a state sales tax carveout for replacing data center equipment and backtracking on a significant estate tax increase after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a set of tax bills into law. Ferguson (D) also signed two measures from…...