October 7, 2026 9:41 am
(The Center Square) – The U.S. House nearly unanimously passed a bill Wednesday night aimed at shielding ordinary Americans from electricity price hikes caused by data centers. Lawmakers have touted the Ratepayer Protection Act as a bill requiring owners of data centers drawing more than 100 MW of power plugging into the electric grid to pay for the associated grid ...
(Legal Newsline) – A proposed multibillion-dollar data center in southern Kentucky has produced dueling court fights that could define the reach of local zoning authority and test a new state law restricting who may challenge land use approvals. TenKey LandCo I LLC plans to build a roughly 200-acre data center campus with on-site power generation near Interstate 65 in Franklin. ...
(The Center Square) – Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is facing potential impeachment after U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., filed a resolution accusing him of committing high crimes and misdemeanors. Introducing his impeachment resolution Tuesday on the U.S. House floor, Massie argued Hegseth has “abused the powers of the Department of Defense,” mainly by waging unauthorized military hostilities in Iran. ...
(The Center Square) – A consumer protection trial against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, started Tuesday in Oakland. A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general including California’s Rob Bonta made opening statements that Meta designed addictive, harmful features on Instagram and Facebook that drive excessive youth use, leading to severe mental and physical harm. The trial is being ...
