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Data centers boost jobs 4% in cities and rural economies barely feel a dent, study shows

The research lands as Maine Gov. Janet Mills vetoes a moratorium to save a $550 million data center conversion, and 10 other states weigh similar bans.

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Powerful House Republican getting pressure on data centers back homeEnergy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie's district is one of the country's data center battlegrounds. Legislation on the issue runs through him.

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Rep. Ro Khanna calls for ‘Data Center Bill of Rights’ and says the industry needs regulationThe California congressman also laid out how he believes he differs from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as both progressives are floated as potential presidential candidates.

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Speaker Johnson Calls Opposition to Data Centers a ‘Chinese Psyop’House Speaker Mike Johnson recently dismissed opposition to data centers, saying that Democrats and China are playing mind games with Americans.

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Warren Pushes Data Center Moratorium, Says Senate Dems Are 'All Pretty Much There, That We Want to See Regulations'On Tuesday's broadcast of CNBC's "Squawk Box," Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) argued for a national data center moratorium until certain conditions are met | Clips

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