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SNAP strains, youth baseball's class divide, and Meta's bug bountyThis week our top indicators include changes to the funding model for SNAP, private equity’s influence on youth baseball and Meta’s attempt to find flaws in its brand new AI assistant. Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.Your Next Listen –Why Trump's spending bill could close your grocery store–Over 2,000 episodes in our archive on the NPR AppConnect with The…

NPR7h agoWhole story →

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San Fernando Valley man's $3k power bill being investigated by LA city controllerA San Fernando Valley man who is documenting his mission to lower his astronomically high power bill on social media has found others with similar issues as his own case gets investigated by city officials.

CBS News1d agoWhole story →

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Trident data center planned for Aurora 'must be stopped,' mayor saysJust days after Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman declared that the proposed Trident data center in the city “must be stopped,” a spokesman for the company behind the project said the 860,000-square-foot facility should be “evaluated based on verified facts.”

The Denver Post3d agoWhole story →

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Amazon’s 3,000-acre data center in Wharton County, Texas moves forward despite Abbott’s data center “ban”An hour south of Houston, a 3,000-acre digital fortress is rising from farmland while the governor’s much-publicized data center ban dominates headlines. Regulators have approved Amazon’s campus near Boling in Wharton County, even though Gov. Greg Abbott announced his crackdown on Sept. 21. The order is a pause on new state permits, not a prohibition, […]

Natural News4d agoWhole story →

Technology Greg Abbott texas data center permit pause

Trump defends data centers in Ohio, warns they’ll go to China if US turns them awayPresident Donald Trump defended the rapid buildout of massive data centers in Ohio on Saturday.

New York Post6d agoWhole story →

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New Mexico lawmakers urge data center ratepayer protectionsNew Mexico lawmakers asked utility regulators to develop rules protecting households and small businesses from electricity costs tied to growing data center demand.

Albuquerque Journal8d agoWhole story →

Economy HR 9340 data center ratepayer protections

House committee backs bill sparing communities from ‘fake’ data center proposalsMore than a hundred data center proposals have popped up like mushrooms on the Pennsylvania map, and a House committee on Wednesday attempted to validate the “real” ones by backing a plan to weed out many others believed to be speculative grabs for money. The House Energy Committee approved a

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review8d agoWhole story →

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Inside the eight-figure plan to build data centers despite moratoriumsAcross the country, ordinary citizens are telling the data center industry a resounding NO, and the industry has answered with a war chest of its own. OpenAI, Blackstone, SoftBank and QTS have joined major construction unions to form the American Infrastructure Alliance. This “high eight-figure campaign” is designed to steer lawmakers away from…

Natural News9d agoWhole story →

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Senate Democrats block data center bill, calling it 'toothless'Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday blocked a bill that would have made states consider adopting ways to make data center

Breitbart News Network9d agoWhole story →

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Republican candidate Dan Cox calls for statewide data center ban, criticizes Moore orderRepublican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox criticized Gov. Wes Moore’s executive order establishing a regulatory and review framework for data centers in Maryla

Baltimore News15d agoWhole story →

Technology Wes Moore maryland data center regulation

Moore signs executive order establishing Maryland's data center policy. Here's what it says.Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order establishing a standardized review process for data centers, as well as creating a Maryland Data Center Task Force and Data Center Dashboard.

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Texas data center backlash shapes 2026 election racesData center opposition is reshaping Texas' 2026 governor and Senate races as voters raise concerns over power, water and utility costs.

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'Step in the right direction'Abigail Spanberger obviously took the “Data Center Diva” pejorative from State Sen. Louise Lucas not just personally, but also as a motivation.

Augusta Free Press21d agoWhole story →

Technology Abigail Spanberger virginia data center regulation

Virginia tightens data center restrictions amid political backlashThe US state of Virginia is tightening permitting, commercial and environmental controls on data centers as political ‌backlash grows against the server warehouses and the technology developed within them, Governor Abigail Spanberger said on Friday.

Reuters21d agoWhole story →

Technology Abigail Spanberger virginia data center regulations

Tuberville sponsors bill to shield ratepayers from data center costsPresident Donald Trump signed a similar pledge and got major technology companies to commit to cover the full cost of the energy and infrastructure needed for new data centers.

AL.com22d agoWhole story →

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House passes bill to shield Americans from data center energy costsThe vote comes as lawmakers face increasing pressure to respond to the data center boom driven by the AI race.

CBS News23d agoSources (2)Whole story →

Technology HR 9340 ai data center regulation

Data center bill sponsor responds to leftwing calls for a banRepublican Rep. Gabe Evans says that the U.S. has to “strike the right balance” on data centers, and brushed off calls from Democrats for a ban.

Washington Examiner23d agoWhole story →

Technology Gabe Evans HR 9340 data center bill vote

Don’t let online students go hungryCongress must update the National School Lunch Program so eligible virtual public school students do not lose free meal access.

Washington Examiner23d agoWhole story →

Education national school lunch program update

Black Caucus launches effort to boost voting among Black, rural and young voters in midtermsThe Congressional Black Caucus Institute is launching a multimillion-dollar campaign to engage lower-propensity voters in key districts before the midterm elections. The "SO VOTE" campaign aims to register and mobilize voters in majority-Black, rural, and young communities across the South, Midwest, and West. Lawmakers plan to partner with local…

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution24d agoWhole story →

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US Crypto Tax Bill Leaves Out Mining, Staking DeferralA US House crypto tax package omits a proposed mining and staking reward deferral while adding rules for fees, stablecoins, lending and wash sales.

Cointelegraph24d agoWhole story →

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