Preemption in the News View All News Topics Axios Caitlyn Cherepakhov 8/11/26 Axios Caitlyn Cherepakhov 8/11/26 New plan would maintain local control over data centers Read More AL.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 8/5/26 AL.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 8/5/26 Data center fight reveals hard truth for rural Alabama: Counties have little say Read More Charleston Gazette-Mail Caitlyn Cherepakhov 8/4/26 Charleston Gazette-Mail Caitlyn Cherepakhov 8/4/26 State should restore local control on data centers Read More Louisville Public Media Caitlyn Cherepakhov 8/3/26 Louisville Public Media Caitlyn Cherepakhov 8/3/26 As data center developers eye West Virginia, local communities feel overlooked Read More Fort Worth Report Caitlyn Cherepakhov 8/3/26 Fort Worth Report Caitlyn Cherepakhov 8/3/26 State vs. local control over data centers under debate as Fort Worth considers moratorium Read More Milwaukee Journal Sentine Caitlyn Cherepakhov 7/30/26 Milwaukee Journal Sentine Caitlyn Cherepakhov 7/30/26 Democratic candidates for governor discuss future of data centers Read More Miami Herald Caitlyn Cherepakhov 7/30/26 Miami Herald Caitlyn Cherepakhov 7/30/26 What the president of FPL’s parent company said about data centers Read More NJ Spotlight News Caitlyn Cherepakhov 7/21/26 NJ Spotlight News Caitlyn Cherepakhov 7/21/26 Towns use home rule to block data centers, a step beyond Sherrill Read More Prism Reports Caitlyn Cherepakhov 5/18/26 Prism Reports Caitlyn Cherepakhov 5/18/26 More states are trying to block cities from regulating AI data centers Read More Route Fifty Caitlyn Cherepakhov 5/11/26 Route Fifty Caitlyn Cherepakhov 5/11/26 More states look to preempt local AI laws, report finds Read More Politico Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/26/26 Politico Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/26/26 Georgia’s battleground races give a first look at a brewing political storm Read More Spectrum News Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/23/26 Spectrum News Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/23/26 Michigan residents push back against data centers during Earth Day hearing in Lansing Read More Detroit News Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/23/26 Detroit News Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/23/26 Michigan gubernatorial candidates pitch solutions to data center unrest Read More Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/21/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/21/26 Lawmakers may ban local governments from nixing nuclear power plants for data centers Read More WFMJ Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/17/26 WFMJ Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/17/26 House Bill 15 allows data centers to build power plants without local input Read More Pennsylvania Capital-Star Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/16/26 Pennsylvania Capital-Star Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/16/26 As tech groups predict huge Pa. data-center growth, critics say some bills reduce local control Read More WZZM13 Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/15/26 WZZM13 Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/15/26 MI lawmakers seek local government perspective on data centers Read More Mountain State Spotlight Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/25/26 Mountain State Spotlight Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/25/26 West Virginians asked for more local control over data centers. Lawmakers have rejected efforts to restore it. Read More South Dakota Spotlight Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/20/26 South Dakota Spotlight Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/20/26 Data center regulation bill passes state Senate sans tax incentive ban Read More West Virginia Watch Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/18/26 West Virginia Watch Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/18/26 WV House passes new data center development rules without local control, water protection provisions Read More Older Posts
Axios Caitlyn Cherepakhov 8/11/26 Axios Caitlyn Cherepakhov 8/11/26 New plan would maintain local control over data centers Read More
AL.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 8/5/26 AL.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 8/5/26 Data center fight reveals hard truth for rural Alabama: Counties have little say Read More
Charleston Gazette-Mail Caitlyn Cherepakhov 8/4/26 Charleston Gazette-Mail Caitlyn Cherepakhov 8/4/26 State should restore local control on data centers Read More
Louisville Public Media Caitlyn Cherepakhov 8/3/26 Louisville Public Media Caitlyn Cherepakhov 8/3/26 As data center developers eye West Virginia, local communities feel overlooked Read More
Fort Worth Report Caitlyn Cherepakhov 8/3/26 Fort Worth Report Caitlyn Cherepakhov 8/3/26 State vs. local control over data centers under debate as Fort Worth considers moratorium Read More
Milwaukee Journal Sentine Caitlyn Cherepakhov 7/30/26 Milwaukee Journal Sentine Caitlyn Cherepakhov 7/30/26 Democratic candidates for governor discuss future of data centers Read More
Miami Herald Caitlyn Cherepakhov 7/30/26 Miami Herald Caitlyn Cherepakhov 7/30/26 What the president of FPL’s parent company said about data centers Read More
NJ Spotlight News Caitlyn Cherepakhov 7/21/26 NJ Spotlight News Caitlyn Cherepakhov 7/21/26 Towns use home rule to block data centers, a step beyond Sherrill Read More
Prism Reports Caitlyn Cherepakhov 5/18/26 Prism Reports Caitlyn Cherepakhov 5/18/26 More states are trying to block cities from regulating AI data centers Read More
Route Fifty Caitlyn Cherepakhov 5/11/26 Route Fifty Caitlyn Cherepakhov 5/11/26 More states look to preempt local AI laws, report finds Read More
Politico Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/26/26 Politico Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/26/26 Georgia’s battleground races give a first look at a brewing political storm Read More
Spectrum News Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/23/26 Spectrum News Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/23/26 Michigan residents push back against data centers during Earth Day hearing in Lansing Read More
Detroit News Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/23/26 Detroit News Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/23/26 Michigan gubernatorial candidates pitch solutions to data center unrest Read More
Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/21/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/21/26 Lawmakers may ban local governments from nixing nuclear power plants for data centers Read More
WFMJ Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/17/26 WFMJ Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/17/26 House Bill 15 allows data centers to build power plants without local input Read More
Pennsylvania Capital-Star Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/16/26 Pennsylvania Capital-Star Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/16/26 As tech groups predict huge Pa. data-center growth, critics say some bills reduce local control Read More
WZZM13 Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/15/26 WZZM13 Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/15/26 MI lawmakers seek local government perspective on data centers Read More
Mountain State Spotlight Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/25/26 Mountain State Spotlight Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/25/26 West Virginians asked for more local control over data centers. Lawmakers have rejected efforts to restore it. Read More
South Dakota Spotlight Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/20/26 South Dakota Spotlight Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/20/26 Data center regulation bill passes state Senate sans tax incentive ban Read More
West Virginia Watch Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/18/26 West Virginia Watch Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/18/26 WV House passes new data center development rules without local control, water protection provisions Read More
