Senate inches closer to US infrastructure permitting reform billThe US Senate is nearing a deal to reform laws to speed up permitting of large infrastructure projects after the White House compromised on how renewable energy is treated, though a vote is uncertain before the midterm elections, a top Senate Democrat said on Thursday.Reuters13d agoWhole story →BuildPlanetinfrastructure permitting reform
US lawmakers propose reforms to tool used to bar Chinese tech gearThe Republican chair of the US House Energy and Commerce Committee and top Democrat on the panel are unveiling legislation to reform a key national security tool used by the Federal Communications Commission to bar Chinese tech gear.Reuters14d agoWhole story →PlanetTechnologychinese tech gear ban reform
US fixed 30-year mortgage rate jumps to 7.12%, MBA saysThe rate on the most popular US home loan rose last week to its highest in more than two years, after the Federal Reserve lifted short-term interest rates to combat inflation, and rising oil prices drove up Treasury yields that underpin residential borrowing costs.Reuters14d agoWhole story →BuildPlanetmortgage rate increase
Fed's Barkin says economy may be firming, inflation not limited to energy, tariff shocksUS economic conditions "are, if anything, firming," with continued consumer spending and strength beyond the boom in artificial intelligence keeping the Federal Reserve's focus on inflation, Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said on Tuesday.Reuters15d agoWhole story →SecurityCommercefed rate hike explanation
Texas Governor Abbott halts all state-issued permits for data centers until grid audit is completeTexas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday barred the state's environmental agency from issuing new permits for data centers until regulators complete a massive audit of the energy-hungry facilities seeking to connect to the Texas electrical grid.Reuters16d agoWhole story →PlanetTechnologyGreg Abbotttexas data center audit
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.Reuters19d agoWhole story →PlanetTechnologyAbigail Spanbergervirginia data center regulations
