Maine Gov. Janet Mills vetoed legislation that would have created the nation’s first moratorium on the construction of large new data centers. Reuters reports that Mills, a Democrat in the final months of her term as governor, rejected a bill that would have halted...
The Georgia Senate has passed a bill that will reduce homeowner property taxes by creating a new sales tax. WABE reports the Senate’s measure was amended on House Bill 1116, which proposed a cap on property tax valuation increases. The Senate’s proposal creates...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have introduced legislation designed to halt construction on AI data centers, claiming they are a threat to democracy and humanity. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Center Moratorium Act would...
The US Senate voted 89-10 to pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan bill designed to address the challenges facing the housing market. However, leaders within the housing industry offered a mixed response to the bill’s contents and goals. The...
The editorial board of the Wall Street Journal has called on Senate Republicans to reject the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, stating its passage would mark a “big win for Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and the political left.” In an editorial titled “Elizabeth...