Big money, enforced silence play roles in Pennsylvania’s data center push

Boarded-up homes line a rural road in Luzerne County in an area being targeted for data center development.

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June 25, 2026

Big money, enforced silence play roles in Pennsylvania’s data center push

By FORD TURNER The Center Square

(The Center Square) — Two powerful forces, money and silence, have been stirring hearts and minds ...

House okays bill to let municipalities call a 6-month data center pause

By FORD TURNER The Center Square

June 25, 2026

HARRISBURG – Municipalities would be able to bring about a six-month "pause" in considering data center proposals under a bill that passed the state H...

Lawmakers want to call out AI in advertising but can’t decide how

By FORD TURNER The Center Square

June 22, 2026

HARRISBURG – The pitch from Pennsylvania Rep. Chris Pielli to fellow lawmakers about his bill is straightforward – "If it is AI, it has to say it is A...

Court ruling sets up debate on taxing ‘skill games’

By FORD TURNER The Center Square

June 18, 2026

HARRISBURG – A new Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that essentially found the estimated 70,000 unregulated and untaxed "skill games" in the state to...

Big money, enforced silence play roles in Pennsylvania’s data center push

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