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Look around and rural voices are gaining power. Whether it is data center development throughout the U.S. , or land use permitting that impacts farmers and ranchers in Vermont. Rural revolution it is. Governing. Tech Crunch

Massachusetts voters will decide whether homes can be built on smaller lots. Ballot proposition #7. Under the proposition, to build a single family residence, cities would be required to allow single family housing on lots of at least 5,000 square feet with access to public water and sewer service. Governing

The Institute for Justice released a study on the cost of compensating property owners for property damage by law enforcement. They say that compensating property damage would not impact local budgets.  90% of damage is caused to property owned by someone who was not the subject of law enforcement action. “ “What we found is that […]

Eminent domain is making big headlines this week. For those keeping count, this is the 6th lawsuit about the border walls in Big Bend that have been filed in D.C. district court. 230 Texas landowners filed suit this week working with Conserve Big Bend, a non-profit.  Let’s add this to the list of reasons why […]

Oregon Governor is up for reelection. Her data center proposals include pausing all data center development on state lands & calling on the 2027 legislature to pass a statewide datacenter moratorium. The Republican candidate for Governor also supports a statewide development moratorium for data centers. The overlap on this issue keeps growing. WWEEK. Oregon Live

AB 2469 & AB 2619 would require data center developers to disclose water use and water use plans. Here’s the reason to watch these bills. (1) it is sitting on Gov. Newsom’s desk. (2) In 2025, back when public sentiment wasn’t against data center development, similar legislation was vetoed. Times have changed. Let’s watch. CalMatters

If you want to tell fortunes in Massachusetts, it requires a state license. It also applies to psychics. To talk about the great beyond with customers also has a 12 month residence requirement before a license can be granted.  The Legislature has not successfully removed this outmoded law. Here is what State Representative Susannah Whipps says, […]

Remember how the Florida Governor was early on the we need protection from AI train with his “AI Bill of Rights.” That concept is spreading through states. Now the Florida Governor is on the no surveillance state train. This loosely translates to, he doesn’t like FLock cameras and its AI license plate readers. Tampa Bay […]

3 Republicans have introduced a bill prohibiting the federal government from purchasing biometric surveillance equipment, including license plate readers. H.R. 9800 Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act TechCrunch

“Researchers at New York University, writing in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Cities, found that of the 4,283 data centers they mapped in the United States, 97.5% sit inside metropolitan or micropolitan areas. The other 2.5% sit just 8.5 miles from an urban edge, researchers found, which they said shows there are very, very few truly rural data centers, […]