Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro takes a hard line against data centers

Pennsylvania's Governor Josh Shapiro has implemented updated guidelines for data center development. Companies are now required to obtain local approvals and adhere to defined developmental standards. These projects have been taken out of the state's expedited permitting process, enabling local communities to have a si

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) on Friday launched a website for Pennsylvania residents to provide his office with feedback about data centers.  The governor said the website would provide a mechanism to help him “stop bad-faith developers who try to bully their way into our communities with no regulation or oversight,” by gi

Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Stacy Garrity joins "The Takeout" to discuss why she wants a pause on data center construction, even as President Trump calls for more to be built.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has fallen into a progressive trap: He’s heeding calls to place onerous restrictions on new data center construction that will make it all but impossible to build more.

Stacy Garrity accused Josh Shapiro of having “lit the fuse on the chaos we are seeing in community after community.”