Data Center
Amazon to Invest $1B into Data Center Communities Amid Backlash Against Data Center Rollouts
The company's cloud computing arm is investing more than $1 billion over the next five years into communities where it operates data centers
Virginia
Gov. Spanberger Moves to Rein In Virginia’s Data Center Boom Without a Moratorium
Plan would eliminate automatic local approval for any data center using more than 25 megawatts of power
Data Center
Data Center Pushback Hit Record Levels in Early 2026, Report Says
Opposition delayed or blocked at least $130 billion in projects in Q1
AI
Sen. Cotton Alleges Chinese Influence Behind U.S. Data Center Backlash, Demands DOJ Probe
The senator questioned whether domestic opposition to AI infrastructure is being manipulated by foreign adversaries
AI
Sanders Defends AI Nationalization Plan
The Vermont senator called the current economic landscape “much worse” than the Gilded Age.
AI
Silicon Valley Progressive Democrat Calls for ‘New Social Contract’ for AI
Does not support moratorium on data center construction proposed by fellow progressives Bernie Sanders and AOC.
AI
White House to Unveil AI Action Plan
Policies aim to boost energy supply, streamline permitting, and rein in state-level AI regulation.
Expert Opinion
Jason Fuller: BEAD, AI, and the Future of Broadband Deployment in the U.S.
Our nation is still in limbo on when, where, and how broadband networks should be deployed
Community Broadband
What a Mayor Mamdani Could Mean for Tech Policy in NYC
The mayoral candidate has supported legislation regulating AI and providing internet access for the temporarily housed.
AI
Cruz Revises AI Moratorium, Claims it Doesn’t Target BEAD Funding
Revised moratorium relabeled as ‘voluntary’ and a ‘temporary pause’
The Media Institute
Guthrie Promotes National AI Standard, Supports Moratorium
'We have to beat China,' GOP lawmaker said.
