2+ hour, 13+ min ago  (370+ words) Two Ohio lawmakers say they want to bring how one electric utility is handling rising data center demand to elsewhere in the state. In July, American Electric Power (AEP) got the green light from the state regulatory body the Public…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (329+ words) Half a dozen Democrats in the Ohio Senate say they are getting ready to introduce extensive legislation targeting data centers. Among the bills the Senate Minority Caucus is drafting are legislation to require community investments by data centers, restrict their…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (405+ words) Ohio lawmakers have been debating two different versions of legislation requiring app stores, like the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store, to establish age verification measures. Meta is behind one version, House Bill 226 and Senate Bill 167, while Google…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (346+ words) About $40 billion have been and will be invested in data centers around the state through 2030, according to a study released Thursday by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce Research Foundation. That will come with an 800% increase in energy demand from the…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (394+ words) Planet Money's Jack Corbett is best known for translating nebulous economic concepts into bite-sized, surreal TikToks that break down credit scores, tax brackets and the national debt. Now, Corbett, an Ohio native who studied experimental film at Ohio State University,…...