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

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 10 -- The National Taxpayers Union issued the following brief on June 29, 2026, by Joshua Schubert entitled "How Carbon Taxes Collapsed Pennsylvania's Generation Investment and What It Means for the Data Center Boom." Here are excerpts: * * * I. Introduction Pennsylvania is the largest exporter of electricity in the nation, the powerhouse of the PJM interconnection, and ground zero for America's data center and Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure boom. Announcements for data center investment in the common more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 10 -- The National Taxpayers Union issued the following brief on June 17, 2026, by Aswin Prabhakar entitled "Ohio's Blueprint: How Market-Oriented Energy Reform Can Help States Win the AI Race." Here are excerpts: * * * I. Introduction As the global race for artificial intelligence (AI) hastens, data centers are driving unprecedented demand growth for electric power. Projections show data centers consuming nearly 10% of total U.S. electricity by 2030, a near fourfold increase from 2023 levels. Goldman Sachs projec more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 10 -- The National Taxpayers Union issued the following brief on July 22, 2026, by Pete Sepp and Jared Walczak entitled "Sound Policies, Not Subsidies: Data Center Equipment Tax Exemptions." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction Virginia adjourned its 2026 regular session without adopting a budget due to a dispute over the state's sales tax exemption for data centers. In Ohio, the governor has imposed an exemption moratorium. These are just two touchpoints in a debate taking place in state capitals across the coun more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Once Again, Padilla Leads Democrats in Successfully Killing Trump's Anti-Voter SAVE Act * As families across the country face skyrocketing costs, Trump and Senate Republicans again prioritize his voter suppression bill WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, led his Senate colleagues in once again defeating MAGA Republicans' efforts to advance the anti-voter  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media released the following written testimony by Asad Ramzanali, director of artificial intelligence and technology policy at the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator, Nashville, Tennessee, from a July 30, 2026, hearing entitled "Intelligent Networks: Powering Artificial Intelligence and Transforming Communications": * * * Chairs Fischer and Cruz, Ranking Members Lujan and Cantwell, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for holding this more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: HHS Decertifies Kentucky Organ Procurement Organization to Protect Patients, Restore Trust * WASHINGTON, D.C.-AUGUST 7, 2026-The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Wednesday began the decertification of Network for Hope, the federally designated organ procurement organization (OPO) serving Kentucky and parts of Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia, after multiple federal reviews found persistent patient safety more PR