West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey unveiled a seven-point plan to reduce and eventually eliminate the state personal income tax by dedicating 50% of revenue from approved hyperscale data center proje…
A June Reuters/Ipsos poll found that only 14% of Americans would support a data center being built in their community, and on July 18, organizers held 142 protests across 42 states in the first nation…
At the Jefferson County Fair in West Virginia, voters are more concerned about data center development than prices, with farmers, local candidates, and residents citing threats to land, water, and loc…
Lewis Liu, a journalist, drove 3,000 miles from Short Hills, New Jersey, to Palo Alto, California, and observed that much of America is being left behind by the AI-driven economy. He saw boarded-up do…
Sheila Nix, CEO of The Mobile Voting Project, argues that mobile voting can protect ballot access as mail-in voting faces attacks from President Donald Trump's executive orders, which a federal judge …
Caterpillar reported record Q2 2026 revenue of $20.5 billion, a 24% increase from $16.6 billion a year earlier, driven by a $3.1 billion surge in power generation equipment sales for AI data center co…
American Electric Power's subsidiary Appalachian Power outbid a data center developer to acquire a power plant in West Virginia, intensifying competition for baseload electricity as AI infrastructure …
West Virginia has no AI-specific law, with existing statutes covering some AI-related activities. A West Virginia University study found judges welcome AI but insist justice must remain human, while t…
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 30, 2026, that states may bar transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's sports, upholding laws in West Virginia and Idaho. The decision, which va…
The Supreme Court upheld state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams, ruling that bans in Idaho and West Virginia do not violate the Constitution or Title IX. The conserv…
Moody's Ratings warned in June 2026 that the rapid expansion of AI-driven data centers is straining electricity and water infrastructure, creating credit risks for state and local governments. At leas…