Taxes

Missouri city debates massive tax breaks for Independence data center

Missouri city debates massive tax breaks for Independence data center

Melissa Palmer
February 27, 2026

Nebius plans a $6.6 billion hyperscale data center in Independence, MO, with four buildings over 2 million square feet on...

Ohio communities test zoning limits as they resist new data centers

Ohio communities test zoning limits as they resist new data centers

Melissa Palmer
February 26, 2026

Ohio is a tax-incentivized hotspot for large AI data centers, but local resistance is rising fast, especially in rural townships...

Virginia Senate budget proposal ends statewide data center tax exemptions

Virginia Senate budget proposal ends statewide data center tax exemptions

Melissa Palmer
February 23, 2026

Virginia’s proposed FY 2027 Senate budget would end statewide sales and use tax exemptions for data centers, pulling back a...

Virginia tightens data center tax breaks, broader sales tax reforms delayed

Melissa Palmer
February 20, 2026

Virginia just tightened the screws on data center tax breaks by passing HB 897, which ties sales and use tax...

Florida residents protest massive Fort Meade data center development plan

Melissa Palmer
February 20, 2026

Fort Meade is weighing a massive 1,000+ acre data center campus with eight buildings at 4.4 million square feet each,...

Rural Kansas town weighs major AI data center incentives, community concerns

Rural Kansas town weighs major AI data center incentives, community concerns

Melissa Palmer
February 17, 2026

Osawatomie, KS is courting a $1 billion, 600,000 sq. ft data center campus on 115 acres, with a three-year exclusive...

Georgia’s soaring data center tax breaks strain budget, spark policy debate

Georgia’s soaring data center tax breaks strain budget, spark policy debate

Melissa Palmer
February 13, 2026

Georgia’s data center equipment tax exemptions ballooned from an expected $327 million this year to more than $2.5 billion, showing...

Colorado bill ties new data centers to renewables, grid-cost responsibility

Colorado bill ties new data centers to renewables, grid-cost responsibility

Melissa Palmer
February 13, 2026

Colorado lawmakers are pitting a tax-incentive bill against a new bill that would force large data centers to fully cover...

Data center rush collides with Michigan towns’ moratoriums and uncertainty

Data center rush collides with Michigan towns’ moratoriums and uncertainty

Melissa Palmer
February 3, 2026

Michigan’s new tax breaks triggered a rush of hyperscale data center proposals, and at least 19 towns have responded with...

Balancing data center growth, rezoning battles, and community oversight in LaGrange, Georgia

Balancing data center growth, rezoning battles, and community oversight in LaGrange, Georgia

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January 30, 2026

LaGrange is trying to thread the needle between welcoming data center tax and power revenue and managing local backlash, and...

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