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4+ hour, 24+ min ago (12+ words) Illinois quick hits: Illinois lawsuit costs far exceed neighboring states'The Center Square...
As lawmakers mull bills, Pa. community pushback on data centers is widespread
4+ hour, 36+ min ago (618+ 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,…...
Lawmakers hear debate over data centers including revenue, headaches
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (533+ words) (The Center Square) " With more than 100 new data center projects moving forward across Illinois in recent years, and thousands across the country, Illinois lawmakers heard about how the facilities are affecting local residents and town finances. During an investigative hearing…...
Port Washington passes bill to give public say in data center TID approvals
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (413+ words) (The Center Square) " The city of Port Washington approved a referendum Tuesday that would require future projects worth more than $10 million to be approved by taxpayers before being added to a tax increment district. The initiative, in response to a…...
FBI: Illinois" cyber crime losses reached $535 M in 2025
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (307+ words) (The Center Square) " The FBI Internet Crime Report for 2025 ranks Illinois fifth in the U. S. for cyber crime complaints and eighth in overall losses. The report released on Monday said the state's cyber crime losses totaled $535 million in 2025, up from $479 million…...
Non-disclosure agreements on data centers spur talk of 'secret deals"
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (927+ words) (The Center Square) - A naturally silent stretch of fields and woods, set between two nuclear plant cooling towers and a bustling mall, caused Limerick Township to get a request for another kind of silence: a non-disclosure agreement. A data center…...
Tiffany vows to end subsidies for data centers in Wisconsin
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (469+ words) (The Center Square) - Wisconsin congressman and candidate for governor Tom Tiffany said that he will "end subsidies for data centers in Wisconsin" if he becomes governor. Tiffany was responding to a video highlighting both proposed increased energy rates and the…...
Signature process begins to ban large data centers in Ohio
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (447+ words) (The Center Square) "Sponsors of a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban the construction of any new large data centers in Ohio have cleared another hurdle in getting the question to voters this November. After a review, the Ohio Ballot…...
Data center ban proposal closer to reaching November election
1+ week, 4+ day ago (500+ words) (The Center Square) "Leaders of a grassroots movement to ban data centers in Ohio are confident they can get the issue before voters in November. The next step, after Ohio Attorney General certified the title of the proposed constitutional amendment,…...
Poll: Data centers should supply own energy, says 8 in 10
1+ week, 6+ day ago (289+ words) (The Center Square) " Requiring facilities to provide their energy generation for artificial intelligence data centers is supported by 8 in 10 North Carolinians, a new poll says. Multiple proposals have been made in the General Assembly. Equit. The Escalation of Electricity Demand…...