housing
Gov. Stein announces funding for housing in Western NC
ICE facility coming to Hertford County, NC; End of Rankin County, MS schools desegregation order worries Black residents
East Tennessee
East Tennessee cities are gearing up to fight data centers
By Larry Griffin (Tennessee Lookout) Published: July 30, 2026 Data centers, which store and facilitate data for computer applications, have become more ubiquitous in public discourse over the past few years as artificial intelligence, AI, tools have risen in prominence. In areas where the data centers have located, residents have
data centers
More cities are pressing pause on data centers as local backlash grows
By Robbie Sequeira (Stateline) Published: May 28, 2026 Hearing backlash from residents, cities and counties across the country in recent weeks have blocked planned data centers amid concerns over rising electricity prices and environmental harms. The local actions come as state lawmakers also are looking to limit or repeal the
North Carolina
A New Enbridge Pipeline Spurs Opposition in Central North Carolina
The 28-mile conduit is part of a huge natural gas infrastructure buildout in the state that Duke Energy says is necessary to keep up with demand, especially from a coming wave of data centers.
justice
Report: Free prison, jail calls linked to better outcomes
Northampton Co., NC residents win 32‑month pause on data centers; xAI now has 46 gas turbines without air permits in Mississippi; Rent Freeze No Sure Thing in First Vote By Mamdani-Majority Board
North Carolina
NC Governor Stein signs $319M Medicaid funding plan
Bill that would eliminate Calvin Duncan's court clerk position in New Orleans heads to Louisiana governor
data centers
Many states don’t report losses from data center tax breaks, study says
According to the study's findings, North and South Carolina are two of the states that failed to report data center incentives.
Mental Health
Students at Miss. college supporting each other through grief
Threat of ICE raids shadows every shift in Chicago’s food warehouses; Good night for incumbents in 18 NC counties that had elections; Data centers in other states are raising power costs in West Virginia
Medicaid Cuts
Medicaid cuts could jeopardize Martin Co. hospital in NC
Jackson, Miss. Police Chief resigns; New Texas map the target of lawsuits; Virginia getting another data center