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Data Center Tax Break Under Fire
Virginia is the worldwide leader in data centers, and it has been since the dawn of the modern information age. There are at least 674 data centers in Virginia, and more are on the drawing board. For example, the Hanover County Planning Commission voted last week to allow the development of a technology park that… -
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Elon Musk Should Reach for the Next Frontier—Not Buy the Last One
Elon Musk has built his career by refusing to compete on yesterday’s terms. Tesla did not set out merely to manufacture a slightly better gasoline-powered automobile. SpaceX did not attempt to become another conventional aerospace contractor. Both companies challenged the basic assumptions of established industries—and forced the world to imagine what could come next. That… -
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Data Center Backlash Brings Thousands of Projects to a Screeching Halt
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Americans’ growing opposition to the prevalence of data centers has led many politicians to limit or pause their increase altogether. Lawmakers in New York and Texas, for example, have effected stoppages of data center projects, while other states, such as Pennsylvania, have issued more restrictions on data center construction. Americans’ support… -
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The ‘All in on AI’ Governor Backtracks on His Own Policy
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced a new round of sweeping restrictions on artificial intelligence data centers on Tuesday, marking a swift reversal of his original views on the issue. “Many politicians and political candidates, noticing growing public opposition to data centers (at least some of it resulting from dark money campaigns against these central features… -
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Data Centers, Polling, November Elections, and the Way Forward
Data centers are about as popular as cancer right now, and my latest battleground polling proves it. In Wisconsin, the consummate swing state, approval for data centers falls to an abysmal 19% overall. Even worse details emerge from the poll crosstabs and a comparison to polling from the same period late last year. This TIPP Insights polling… -
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Data Center Backlash Upends Swing State Governor’s Race
FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL—Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany is betting Wisconsin voters’ growing opposition to data centers can help flip the governor’s mansion, and new polling suggests he may have found one of the most potent issues in the race. After the state’s Democrat primary last week, Tiffany moved quickly to define his opponent, the… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: The American Tech Boom No One Is Talking About
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. During this midterm summer and fall, don’t fall for the doom and gloom that we hear… -
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3rd State Strikes Latest Blow Against Media Blacklists
South Carolina is the latest state to push back against media-rating organizations that have helped blacklist conservative news outlets. In the 2026-27 state budget, lawmakers included a provision barring state agencies from spending taxpayer dollars with advertising companies that use media-monitoring systems to determine which news outlets receive advertising dollars. Gov. Henry McMaster signed the… -
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Policy Group: Georgia Data Centers Will Require More Electricity Than the State Can Give
In 2025, Georgia Power got permission from the Public Service Commission to substantially expand the volume of electricity the utility creates and sells. The reasoning behind this increased demand was the expansion of data centers across the state. The question that naturally follows from this increased demand is whether the state can provide the amount… -
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The Humiliating Fall of an ‘Expert’ on the Far Right
One of America’s most influential “experts” on combating hate just got arrested on charges of fraudulently funneling cash to white supremacist groups and financing her romantic relationship with a leader of a neo-Nazi group. In a 2021 testimony to the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Heidi Beirich declared, “There is no question that the major… -
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Georgia Candidates Gather at Chamber Luncheon to Discuss Business, Data Centers
ATHENS, Ga.—On Wednesday, a host of political candidates attended the Chamber of Commerce Congressional Luncheon to discuss initiatives, make pledges, and more. Attendees included U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Mike Collins, gubernatorial candidates Rick Jackson and Keisha Lance Bottoms, and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Collins, the Republican running against incumbent Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff, spoke toward… -
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The Unspoken Young Men Crisis: AI Girlfriends
Large-language models and artificial intelligence chatbots are changing how we approach work, leisure, relationships, and our very understanding of humanity. And now, AI companionship bots threaten to neuter an entire generation of young men. America’s young men are adrift on a rudderless ship. Today, many of them are denied moral formation, lack authentic masculine role… -
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Is NewsGuard Censoring Children’s Education? New AI Tool Raises Concerns
NewsGuard claims its fact-checking is “apolitical,” but PragerU accuses the organization of forcing a leftist narrative onto children. NewsGuard is an organization that claims to find reliable information for enterprises and consumers and now features an artificial intelligence tool that just became free to students. According to its website, the chatbot delivers “reliable responses to prompts” using… -
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SCOOP: Trump Admin Considering Expanding AI Framework to Open Models
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Trump administration officials told members of the AI industry on Tuesday that expanding the artificial intelligence vetting framework to include open-weight models is under consideration, though they are currently exempted. Administration officials held a meeting Tuesday with AI industry executives from companies including Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI, to preview its framework… -
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Texans Can Have Data Centers and Affordable Energy Too
There is no need to choose between winning the AI race and having affordable electricity. Data centers consume a lot of electricity and will therefore raise electricity demand across the country, but demand alone does not determine whether household rates rise. Texas’ data centers can strengthen the state’s economy without forcing households to pay higher… -
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Dominion Pockets Profits During Proposed Sale
Dominion Energy announced last week that its second-quarter revenue rose to $4.48 billion, up substantially from the $3.81 billion in revenue it earned in the same period last year. Those earnings far surpassed analysts’ estimates. Overall, Dominion posted adjusted earnings of 79 cents per share, again easily topping expectations. The profits are driven, in part,… -
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Millionaires and Billionaires Are Blooming Like Red Roses
America’s Big Tech companies are turning Karl Marx’s 19th-century nightmare into a 21st-century dream come true for regular workers. Far-left Democrats—and far-far-left democratic socialists—love to rail against the evils of the super wealthy. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., relentlessly grumbles his cranky incantation about “millionaires and billionaires.” “You can’t earn a billion dollars,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., insists…. -
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Hollywood Is Protecting Its Children. Why Aren’t We?
Hollywood is limiting screens. As ironic as it may seem, the Los Angeles Unified School District, which encompasses Hollywood, will limit student screen time in schools this academic year. More schools need to follow suit and implement policies aimed at reducing children’s screen time—even for educational purposes. In its announcement earlier this year, the LAUSD’s… -
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Get the Flock Out
The Harrisonburg City Council voted unanimously this week to end the city’s contract with Flock Safety. It will bag the company’s surveillance cameras with trash bags until they are removed and will consider an ordinance that prohibits other similar mass-surveillance entities from entering into contracts with any entities in the city. Earlier this year, the… -
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Senate Big Tech Warriors, It’s Time to Confirm Adam Candeub
President Donald Trump is putting America First fighters in charge of the agencies that actually run this country, and his pick last week to lead the Department of Justice Antitrust Division is no exception. Meet Adam Candeub: the guy who helped write the Project 2025 playbook for reining in Big Tech and who has spent his career going after…