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      <title><![CDATA[ Data center tax breaks under fire in the Midwest ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The governors of two top Midwest destinations for data centers froze tax breaks for the projects as grassroots opposition groups begin building coalitions.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Jennifer Shea</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ How public finance can prepare for the AI data center boom ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The AI data center boom will test communities' power, water and infrastructure capacity, requiring public finance professionals to determine who bears the costs and how private investment can produce lasting public benefit.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Tray Hairston</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Data center financing assumptions under scrutiny ]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Jennifer Shea</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Midwest data centers: Why some proposals succeed and others fail ]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Neal Richardson</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Ohio mulls data center rules as Wisconsin lawmakers stall ]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Jennifer Shea</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Data centers under fire ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia state legislature is weighing financial gains for local governments against billions of dollars in lost tax revenue and growing homeowner opposition to data centers.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:19:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Scott Sowers</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Texas utilities need to manage massive data center demand ]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:55:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Caitlin Devitt</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Data center transparency key for local governments, S&P says ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ As public sentiment shifts around Illinois data centers, a new report warns local governments against lopsided contract terms with developers.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Jennifer Shea</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Buyside approaches data center-adjacent bonds with caution ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ "The secondary infrastructure demands [of data centers] will increasingly flow through to municipal balance sheets, driving incremental issuance across multiple sectors," said J.P. Morgan strategists.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:10:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Jessica Lerner</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ California bill wants data centers to pay costs of increased demand ]]></title>
      <link>https://www.bondbuyer.com/news/mcnerney-bill-adds-surcharge-to-data-center-utility-rates</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ A California lawmaker introduced legislation that would require data centers that use excessive amounts of energy to pay a surcharge to avoid rate hikes on residents.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:25:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Keeley Webster</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Data center developments in Atlanta draw questions, opposition ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ State lawmakers introduced bills to eliminate sales tax exemptions and tax credits for data centers and mandate public disclosure of water and electricity use.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:36:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Robert Slavin</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Mayors challenged by data centers  ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Mayors across the country are taking closer looks at data center deals as a way to pay for the infrastructure they require.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:47:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Scott Sowers</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Resource demands of Midwest data centers draw critics ]]></title>
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