Executive order forces local approvals first regarding policy in Pennsylvania.
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Updated Sep 17
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What happened
Executive order forces local approvals first regarding policy in Pennsylvania.
Who's involved
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Policy leaders in multiple states are addressing data centers: Shapiro requires local approval in PA, Abbott pauses in TX, and Hobbs pauses tax breaks in AZ.Also in this story
- Katie Hobbs addresses concerns regarding the moratorium on data centers in Arizona.
- The industry is pushing back against Donald Trump's pro-AI agenda, leading to calls for new restrictions on data centers.
- Donald Trump argues that data centers bring prosperity to the US, while protests against them are observed.
- Texas, Ohio, and Pennsylvania are implementing similar rules regarding data center expansion.
The entities involved
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Josh Shapiro
American politician (born 1973)
Related events
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- An executive order was issued on August 24, 2026, guiding the ordinance development process involving the Erie County Planning Commission.