ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 10 -- The National Taxpayers Union issued the following brief on July 16, 2026, by Jim Smith and Jared Walczak entitled "Powering Opportunity: Data Centers, Energy Policy, and Nebraska's Economic Future." Here are excerpts: * * * Energy policy is increasingly becoming one of the most important drivers of economic competitiveness in the United States. As artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and digital infrastructure expand, the demand for reliable electricity is rising rapidly. Data centers, which power much o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * JAY VAN DER WERFF APPOINTED REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR FEMA REGION 7 KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The regional office of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Monday welcomed its new regional administrator, Jay Van Der Werff, following his recent appointment to the position by the Trump administration. Van Der Werff joined FEMA Region 7 in 2019, as the National Preparedness Division D more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on Aug. 7, 2026, by Rachel Jacobson, lead researcher of state climate policy on the State Fiscal Policy Team: * * * States Began Scaling Back Expensive Subsidies for Data Centers in This Year's Legislative Sessions, But More Work Is Needed Economic development shouldn't compromise a state's ability to collect revenue for essential services. In this year's state legislative sessions, some states sought to end subsidies for data centers for reasons more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 8 -- The Nebraska Department of Water, Energy and Environment issued the following news release: * * * Health Alert Issued for Kirkman's Cove Lake The state has issued a health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Kirkman's Cove Lake in Richardson County. Maskenthine Reservoir in Stanton County has been removed from health alert after being on alert last week. Samples taken earlier this week at the lake on alert measure above the threshold of 8 parts per billion (ppb) of to more PR