Participants in a power panel at The Bond Buyer's Infrastructure conference discussed current trends and the way forward for public power.

Public backlash over data centers is affecting political positions in the mid-term elections and inspiring legislation in Loudoun County Va., the acknowledged front line of the debate.

Indiana illustrates both the shifting political risk for data centers and the direction of the infrastructure finance discussion on this issue.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek canceled plans for a Salem data center in July. Her new edict goes further.

The plan aims to fundamentally change how the state collects tax revenue, aiming to eventually shrink the income tax to nothing.

Water issues are getting attention on Capitol Hill as questions about reauthorizing state revolving funds and the impact of data centers on ground water supplies are mixing with politics.

Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton argues data center expansion will likely create a reallocation of risk and the market should price the contractual framework of a utility and how that insulates bondholders.

As the public backlash against data centers begins to influence politics around the beltway, industry supporters point to the effects of tax revenue generated at the local level.

Cloud tech and AI are two of the most important and impactful technologies for the development and operation of many analytical and optimization tools for the municipal market, company representatives say. 

Use of a Missouri economic development tool has raised questions about whether Chapter 100 IRBs are an appropriate financing mechanism for data centers.

Counties play a unique role in the data center debate and are becoming more sophisticated in negotiating with the major players in the industry.

Electronic trading brings science to the art of municipal bond investing, one portfolio manager says. 

States are taking closer looks and passing legislation on the tax breaks that typically spur data center placement as the backlash stiffens via changes in public finance policy.

As Virginia prepares for a key primary election on Tuesday, the controversy over tax exemptions and data center proliferation is spurring alerts from law firms.

More than 30 municipal water systems in Minnesota — and more in other states — were hit by a coordinated cyberattack last week that spurred an FBI alert.

A California-based technology company was early in the contract phase of acquiring land in Oregon's capital city to build a data center.

This acquisition provides ICE's platform with more influence over the fixed-income marketplace.

Moneta believes IMTC's technology will help onsolidate its "fixed income portfolio construction, optimization, compliance and reporting into a purpose‑built bond platform."

The AI can work overnight. It can absorb administrative volume. But it cannot sit at the council table.

City governments' circumspect approaches to AI could likely be attributed to varying public perception.