New Jersey's data-center fight is spreading beyond town halls into statewide coverage, with the Bergen Record and Daily Record both running pieces this week on whether NJ towns and data centers can coexist — the same fight The RFI Wire covered in Vineland and Kenilworth. northjersey.com
Politico reports the national data-center buildout is hitting a real slowdown, with local moratoriums spreading from Colorado to Oregon — context for any contractor betting their backlog on hyperscale work. politico.com
State Senator Kristen Gonzalez joined Gov. Hochul, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and other officials at a Fishkill Farms roundtable on data centers this week, adding political weight to New York's Executive Order 62 pause. nysenate.gov