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Meet the Mayor of a Tiny Texas Town Who Wants to Limit How Cities Can Govern
ProPublicaCaitlyn CherepakhovApril 27, 2026Texas, Home Rule
Will data centers be the next ‘exception’ to Ohio home-rule rights?
Cleveland.comCaitlyn CherepakhovApril 26, 2026Ohio, Home Rule
Georgia’s battleground races give a first look at a brewing political storm
PoliticoCaitlyn CherepakhovApril 26, 2026AI/Data Centers, Georgia
Tennessee Passed a Slate of Immigration Bills. Here’s What They Do.
New York TimesCaitlyn CherepakhovApril 25, 2026Immigration/Sanctuary Cities, Tennessee
TN legislature adjourns after vote-a-rama on local preemption bills
Daily News JournalCaitlyn CherepakhovApril 24, 2026Tennessee, Airports, Uti
Statehouse power grab will dissolve local airport authority, give state power over tourist zones
Chattanooga Times PressCaitlyn CherepakhovApril 24, 2026Tennessee, Airports
Michigan residents push back against data centers during Earth Day hearing in Lansing
Spectrum NewsCaitlyn CherepakhovApril 23, 2026Michigan, AI/Data Centers
Michigan gubernatorial candidates pitch solutions to data center unrest
Detroit NewsCaitlyn CherepakhovApril 23, 2026Michigan, AI/Data Centers
Houston City Council approves gutting policy limiting ICE cooperation, civil rights groups say
Texas TribuneCaitlyn CherepakhovApril 22, 2026Texas, Immigration/Sanctuary Cities
Texas Governor Uses Trump-Style Tactics in Fight With Cities Over ICE
New York TimesCaitlyn CherepakhovApril 22, 2026Texas, Immigration/Sanctuary Cities
Under pressure from state officials, Houston mayor seeks amendment to HPD’s immigration enforcement policy
Houston Public MediaCaitlyn CherepakhovApril 21, 2026Texas, Immigration/Sanctuary Cities
Lawmakers may ban local governments from nixing nuclear power plants for data centers
Cleveland.comCaitlyn CherepakhovApril 21, 2026Ohio, AI/Data Centers
Houston mayor postpones repeal vote on HPD-ICE policy as city faces lawsuit, funding threat
Houston Public MediaCaitlyn CherepakhovApril 17, 2026Immigration/Sanctuary Cities, Texas
Texas AG sues Houston mayor and city council over new sanctuary city ordinance limiting ICE cooperation
Fox NewsCaitlyn CherepakhovApril 17, 2026Immigration/Sanctuary Cities, Texas
Editorial: What about local control? Paxton, Abbott should let Austin police itself
Austin American-StatesmanCaitlyn CherepakhovApril 17, 2026Texas, Policing, Immigration/Sanctuary Cities
House Bill 15 allows data centers to build power plants without local input
WFMJCaitlyn CherepakhovApril 17, 2026AI/Data Centers
Ohio GOP senators pass bill to punish cities for gun regulations
News 5 ClevelandCaitlyn CherepakhovApril 17, 2026Ohio, Gun Safety
Texas AG sues Houston, accuses city of defying state immigration law
ChronCaitlyn CherepakhovApril 16, 2026Texas, Immigration/Sanctuary Cities
Paxton Sues Houston Over Policy Limiting ICE Cooperation
Bloomberg LawCaitlyn CherepakhovApril 16, 2026Texas, Immigration/Sanctuary Cities
As tech groups predict huge Pa. data-center growth, critics say some bills reduce local control
Pennsylvania Capital-StarCaitlyn CherepakhovApril 16, 2026Pennsylvania, AI/Data Centers
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